Dryland Diving (1933)

Australia. Full titles read: “DRYLAND DIVING ! - Here’s a cute idea from ’down under’ - you can all learn to dive now in your garden !“ L/S’s of divers practising their diving technique on an Australian beach. They are attached to ropes and pulleys which in turn are attached to two large metal bars. Several shots of the divers practising various somersaults and back flips under the watchful eye of a supervisor. Good slow motion shots of the action. M/S’s of some of the more ambitious athletes jumping straight off the springboard unaided by the ropes. Comical slow motion shot of a diver jumping and landing flat on his stomach. 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 agencie