Sharks in the Swim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1702
Date Released
15 Jan 1962
Date submitted
8 Jan 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cup-Holders’ Replay
  2. 2Britain’s Super-Jet
  3. 3Sharks in the Swim
  4. 4MP Joins the Gipsies
  5. 5Fifteen-Barrel Men

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Long Distance Swim. DESCRIPTION: Every year they hold this 4-mile swimming race off the New South Wales coast, and competitors are always inside a cage, just in case of sharks. 18-year-old Ted Love won the event in just under one hour 53. SHOTLIST: GV flotilla in background, swimmer in foreground. LS coast line. MS swimmer in cage. MCU same. MCU same. CU look out. MS shark. CU same. MS swimmer in cage. MS same. MS boat - pan to swimmer. MS swimmer in cage. CU winner.
Keywords
Swimming; Records; Water sports
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
83706
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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