Channel Swim Just Fails (1921)

Item title reads - Just fails to conquer the Channel - Mrs Arthur Hamilton, after record swim of 20 hours, gives up 3 miles from Deal. Kent. M/S as she wades round a rowing boat containing a man and boy. She starts to swim and they row after her. C/U of her swimming the crawl and breaststroke. M/S of her posing on land in her costume and hat. 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 (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.