Russia Wins Swimming Match (1964)

Full title reads: “Blackpool. Russia Wins Swimming Match“. Blackpool, Lancashire. Great Britain are beaten by the Soviet Union in a Swimming match. LV The Russian team march towards camera. LV The British team led by Bobby McGregor walk towards camera. GV Crowd. SV As McGregor and Russian Rep. exchange pennants. SV Officials. LS The start of the 440 yards. Free Style ladies. They start. LV Pan as they go away for the first length (including Anita Lonsborough). SV Judges. LV Pan. Elizabeth Long well in the lead pan to the other girls behind. GV As they swim towards camera. SV As E Long wins to set a new British Record. LV Crowd. CU E Long the winner. LV Crowd. LV The start of the 4 x 110 yards Medley Relay. Mens. The first two swimmers are J Gordon and V Mazanov. Gordon lane one. They begin with backstroke. CU Man watching. LV The Russian in the lead they change and the breast stroker G Prokopenko and Tucker going away from camera. SV McGregor standing waiting to go in on the last leg. SV From behind