SWIMMING: Mercedes Gleitze swims the Straits of Gibraltar (1928)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Mercedes Gleitze the plucky swimmer who at her sixth attempt succeeded in swimming the Straits of Gibraltar. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Perseverance wins. Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the plucky swimmer, who at her sixth attempt succeeded in swimming the Straits of Gibraltar GIBRALTAR: EXT Mercedes Gleitze (swimmer) shakes hands on beach then runs down to sea: Gleitze waves as she sets off: Gleitze swimming with escort boats beside: Gleitze taking drink from escort boat: Gleitze posing on beach at end of swim: Background: Mercedes Gleitze the plucky swimmer who at her sixth attempt succeeded in swimming the Straits of Gibraltar. She is the first person to swim across the Strait. Nobody has done it before. FILM ID: VLVA10JI2Z9ZWME04OMRAL7ZJGQU1 To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive