Swimming Time

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2006A
Date Released
16 Nov 1967
Date submitted
13 Nov 1967
Date submitted
30 Oct 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Swimming Time
  2. 2Present Preview
  3. 3Great Day for GB
  4. 4Three for Juanita
  5. 5Cardiff - All Blacks Win Again
  6. 6Melbourne Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Swimming Time. DESCRIPTION: At a new swimming pool in Leeds, a new device to time race contestants. SHOTLIST: MLS boy dives off springboard into pool. GV Leeds Swimming Pool. MS man sets new timing control called Gatsometer. Pan girl swimmers start race. CU one of swimmers past. CU times of swimmers being shown on machine. MLS swimmers turn at end of pool. CU girl finished race and touches end of pool. MCU winning time shown on board. CU man operating timer. MCU points scored shown on board.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Leeds; England
Footage sources
5 Cities Film
Card file number
92922
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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