Swimmers Mercedes Gleitze and Millie Hudson fail in attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar (1928)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Swimmers Mercedes Gleitze and Millie Hudson fail in attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Perserverance. Mercedes Gleitze makes her second attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar. At 2 a.m. the plucky swimmer prepares for her task - aided by a searchlight MOROCCO: Tangier: EXT AT NIGHT Swimmer Mercedes Gleitze being greased up before swim and illuminated by a searchlight / Gleitze into water SLATE INFORMATION: At the break of dawn. After nearly 12 hours the swimmer’s advisers decide that further progress is impossible Straits of Gibraltar: DAY Advisers to Gleitze on board support ship / Gleitze in the water SLATE INFORMATION: Within a mile of success Miss Gleitze is taken from the water Rowing boats carrying Gleitze and members of her support team along / Gleitze on board su