Miss C Jeans Long Distance Swim Aka Ladies Long Distance Swim (1922)

Swimming race from Kew to Putney, London. Full titles read: “LADIES LONG DISTANCE SWIM - Miss C. Jeans, (Nottingham) a former winner, gains another victory after hard race.“ Nice group shot of the swimmers standing on the side of a boat on the Thames, some smile at the camera. L/S of the girls diving into the water and beginning the race. L/S of girls swimming. C/u of the winner Miss C. Jeans. 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 be viewed on the British Pathé webs