Ladies’ Long Distance Swimming Championship (1928)

Full titles read: “Ladies’ long distance swimming championship - from Rochester to Gillingham. All 9 starters completed the 5 mile course... winner’s time 1 hour 43 minutes.“ Rochester and Gillingham, Kent. L/S of a line of nine women jumping into the sea from a boat at the start of the Ladies’ Long Distance Swimming Championship; several people stand watching on the deck as the women swim off. Rochester Castle is in the background. M/S of the winner receiving a silver trophy cup as a crowd of people applaud. 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 British (1