Winter Heroes - Swimming Competition In The Flooded Seine (1914-1918)

Winter heroes - swimming competition in the flooded seine. Paris, France. Swim race in the flooded Seine River; in Paris... and in the middle of winter! Title frame. Side view of the brave competitors diving off a bridge (?) into the river; French flags hang from bridge. Slow pan left on the swimmers below. Another view; from front; one can see arm strokes of the swimmers as they approach. Contest; competition Sports; stunts. 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