Channel Swim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1525A
Date Released
28 Aug 1958
Date Other
Aug 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Channel Swim
  2. 2It’s Not Cricket
  3. 3Rain, Rain, Go Away
  4. 4The Bloodhound in Action
  5. 5Down to the Sea
  6. 6Seaside Train Crash
  7. 7Empire Title Fight
  8. *Edinburgh Festival

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Channel Swim. DESCRIPTION: Some thirty swimmers got ready for the start of the international Cross-Channel race, at Cap Gris Nez. A chilly prospect: to set off, in the dark, from France, with at least twenty-one miles to be covered. Only six competitors completed the journey this year. Greta Anderson (USA) finished some three and a half hours before anyone else: having set a new women’s record of eleven hours, one minute. SHOTLIST: MS swimmer. GV crowd. CU swimmer. MS swimmers putting on grease. CU onlookers. MS start. Billy Butlin starts the swimmers off. LS ship and helicopter at sea. CU of pilot. LS swimmers. Swimmers land. MS crowd. MS cup being presented. CU same.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Environment; Economics; Aviation; Competitions; Business and commerce; Swimming; Ceremonies; Water sports
Locations
France; England
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
74772
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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