International Swimming In Paris (1965)

Paris, France. Title reads ’Sports et Champions’. Various shots of the men’s 400 metre freestyle swimming race - the winner is Roy Saari of America who passes with trophy. Various shots of the women’s 200 metre backstroke race which is won by France’s Christine Caron. She hugs the second American Cathy Ferguson after the finish. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 12/07/1965. FILM ID:3122.1 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.