Mermaid - Miss Tomska Sets Us Swim Record Aka Chicago Swimming Contest Lner (1938)

Titles read: “MERMAID - MISS TOMSKA SETS US SWIM RECORD“. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Various shots of women competing in a swimming contest, the Senior Women’s AAU Championships, at an indoor pool. Helena (Halena?) Tomska wins the race and sets a new American speed record. 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.