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The Clyde swim.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aquatic sports.
Awards.
Crowds.
Sports.
Swimming.
Swimming--Competitions.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 9 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1929.
Summary:
"70 competitors, including famous Ziterfeld twins, in race from the Clock Lighthouse to Dunoon." Scenes of the crowd and the swimmers gettig ready for the race. The race begins. "The winner, W. Burns, a Glasgow policeman, beat record by 11 minutes." W. Burns is awarded the trophy (56ft).
Notes:
Issue number: 936-1 ; Story number within issue: 4 of 5
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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