Item title reads - For Channel swim. Miss Gertrude Ederle - 17 year old American swimming champion arrives. Plymouth, Devon. M/S of Gertrude sat on the deck of the ship and leaning against the rail. M/S as she looks at the camera. Intertitle - 'In training with Jabez Woolf - hero of many attempts - at Brighton.' M/S as they walk across the beach together, she takes her towel off and smiles at the camera. M/S as she wades into the water between two boats and starts to swim. M/S from the side as she swims and they row in the boat next to her. Note: this item is orange tinted, there is a shorter black and white version entitled 'Gertrude Ederle' in G 1202 on *PM0408*. 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
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