Hassan Abdel Rehim wins cross-channel race (1950)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Hassan Abd El Rehim (Egyptian channel swimmer) wins race across English Channel Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: The Great Cross-Channel Swimming Race FRANCE: English Channel: Cap Gris Nez Beach: EXT ABD EL REHIM? HASSAN. (Egyptian Channel Swimmer) Wins Daily Mail Channel Swim Contest.. seen entering water covered in food in water.. stumbles ashore at dover after 10 hrs 50 mins a record.. Interviewed with interpreter BOATS Row boats accompany swimmers in Daily Mail Channel Swim seen in half light on calm water CHANNEL SWIMMERS First mass Channel Swim organised by the Daily Mail set off from Cap Gris water in by row stumbles , Hassan Abd el Rehim Second place goes to France to Roger le Morval....