Water Ski Champions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1775A
Date Released
13 Jun 1963
Date submitted
9 Jun 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Ski Champions. DESCRIPTION: Competitors taking part in the first English-Open Water Ski Championships at Sonning in Berkshire. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon were present. Among competitors taking part, Mike Cooper-Simpson in the slalom. John McDowell of the Century Club. Anne Wilton from Ruislip winner of the woman’s jumping. 19 year old Fiona Saunders winner of the overall championship. In the best of three jumps, it was Peter Pearl. Lady Docker’s son Lance Callingham proved to be the overall champion, but in the jumping he was beaten by Tony McCleery from Belfast. SHOTLIST: Key scene. BS water skier starts. MS pan - skier round course. MS Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon in launch. MS Mike Cooper-Simpson. GV panning - John McDowell falls over. LS skier. Anne Wilton over ramp (2 shots). MS crowd watching. MS Fiona Saunders over ramp and falls over. MS Peter Pearl falls. Peter Rubin over ramp (2 shots). MS crowd. MS Lance Callingham over ramp. MS Tony McCleery over ramp. MS Princess Margaret and husband in launch. MS crowd. MS Fiona Saunders (overall winner) gets cup from Princess Margaret. MS Princess Margaret. MS Lance Callingham (overall winner) receives cup. MS Princess Margaret.
Keywords
Sport; Water sports
Locations
Berkshire; Sonning
Card file number
86726
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Water Ski Champions', British Movietone News Issue No. 1775A, 13 Jun 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25134 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)