Olympic Pool Opens (1959)

Title reads: “Olympic Pool Opens“. Rome, Italy. Panning shot new outdoor Olympic swimming pool. M/S women swimmers about to start the 200 metres breast stroke race. They dive in and start to swim up the pool, camera pans with them as they swim. M/S crowd. Top shot swimmers turning at end of length. The leader turns, followed by the others and they start to swim back down the pool. C/U girl in crowd. C/U British swimmer Anita Lonsbrough swimming down the pool, she makes her second turn. As she swims up pool she makes her third turn, and starts to swim the final length. C/U crowd. M/S Anita coming in to finish, she touches the side. G/V crowd applauding. C/U Anita, she has won the race. The other British swimmer in the race is Christine Gosden, there are no C/Us of her. 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