The Channel Next Year (1928)

Item title reads - The Channel next year? 11 year old Joan Brunton swam from Dover to Deal - nearly 11 miles in 2 hours, 51 minutes! Dover, Kent. M/S as a man (her father?) massages Joan’s arms and neck to loosen them up, then puts her swimming hat on her head with some difficulty. M/S as she wades out into the sea and swims along. M/S as he sails out in a boat after her. M/S as he hands her a cup and she takes a drink from it. C/U of her swimming along. M/S as she climbs back into the boat. M/S as she walks up the shore. C/U of her face. 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