UK: SPORTS: Miss Gleitze starts North Channel / Irish channel swim: (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Video Roll Title: Miss Gleitze starts North Channel swim: 58ft (Note - Mercedes Gleitze was the first British woman to swim successfully across the English channel in 1927 wearing a waterproof Rolex watch. ) The 1928 attempt to swim the Irish channel was one of third attempts Gleitze made in that year. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION CAPTION - BRAVO MERCEDES - MISS GLEITZE STARTING HER PLUCKY BUT UNSUCCESFUL SWIM FROM DONAGHADEE ACROSS THE IRISH CHANNEL Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland Crowd , Mercede Gleitze posing in dress with men in military uniform . Mercedes Gleitze in swimming costume puting her long hair up for bathing cap (she may be wearing a Rolex watch) / posing and wading into sea towards support rowing boat / another view of Gleitze posing with soldiers/ Gleitze posing in swimming costume for camera / boats near shore /women on beach B