Girl Diver (1937)

Girl diver. Leylam (?). M/S of yachts on a river, M/S of swans and ducks by the bank. M/S of a group of young people sat by a tent. Various shots of 16 year old Ivy Snelling of Southall adjusting her home-made diving helmet and putting it on while people watch. Various shots as she walks into the river assisted by her friends who use an old car pump to give her oxygen. Various shots as she goes under holding a big bag, bubbles come to the surface. M/S as she re-emerges and is helped out. M/S as she takes off the helmet and smiles at the camera. 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), Em