Southend To Gravesend - Swim (1920-1929)

Swimming and diving - swim. River Thames. Long distance swim; Southend to Gravesend; up the mouth of the River Thames. Start of race: swimmers; both male & female; dive from boats. Then various shots along route of the swimmers using different strokes; some shots show that this is no easy task; swimming against the current. Includes some CU’s. Boats row along w/ swimmers. Shot of man in boat handing bite a food to swimmer. Last shots are darker; later in day- -almost silhouette of boat; swimmer. Races; endurance; strength. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont