Intertitle: “LADIES' LONG DISTANCE SWIMMING championships ( 5 miles 60 yrds ) - Miss C. Jeans ( Nottingham . ) wins easily in 1 hr. 12 mins 59 2/5th secs“. M/S of a row of women in bathing suits standing by the edge of a river. M/S, taken from behind them, of the women diving into the river. L/S of the race - we see their swimming caps bobbing above the water as they swim towards the dinghies marking the finish line. C/U of Miss J. and a companion sitting in a dinghy - she has just won the race and looks very pleased with herself! M/S of Miss J., in a towling robe, walking past a large crowd - they politely applaud her. C/U of Miss J. in a glamorous coat and hat laughing at the camera, she wears a medallion around her neck - the winner's medal? 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
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