Woman’s Swimming Marathon Aka Women’s Swimming Marathon (1929)

Item title reads - Women’s swimming marathon. Martha Norelius, former amateur champion, wins 10 mile race in Lake Ontario winning £2,000 prize from field of 45, beating best time by 16 minutes. Toronto, Canada. M/S of the swimmers stood on the bank having grease put on them, M/S as a man rubs dark coloured grease into a woman’s legs. They walk along the quay. Various shots as they dive in and begin to swim. A man shouts at them through a megaphone. Martha reaches the side and climbs out smiling, a man shakes her hand. Various shots of her talking to a man. 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), Brit