A Great Splash (1934)

Full title reads: “A GREAT SPLASH - Two hundred & seventy take the plunge in annual swim through Paris.“ Paris, France. Ladies dive into Seine from the base of one of the Paris bridges and start swimming - this is an annual swim through Paris competition which this year has 270 entries. A nice shot of the men diving into Seine. Several shots of the contestants swimming. Final of the male competition - Jean Taris is the winner. He climbs up a ladder onto bank. Close up shot f the winner. Final of the female competition - Mlle Berlieux passes the tapes first. Close up of Mlle Berlieux’s face. 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)