18 Year Old Swims the Channel

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/69
Date Released
29 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
18 year old Philip Mickman of Ossett, Yorkshire, lands at Dover after plucky channel swim.
Keywords
Sport; Swimming; Water sports; Youth
Locations
Dover; England
Credits:
Camera
K. Rickard
Camera
William McConville
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip
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'18 Year Old Swims the Channel', Pathe News Issue No. 49/69, 29 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/103070 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)