News in Colour: European Water Ski Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2049
Date Released
9 Sep 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: European Water Ski Championships (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Robin Beckett, Jack Fulton and Jeanette Stewart-Wood are featured in the Championships on a man-made lake in Middlesex - and Jeanette retains her Jumping Title, beating Sylvie Hulsemann, one of the world’s Greats. But, as well as competitive skiing, there’s a light relief from an aqua cabaret, famous along the Mediterranean coast. Altogether, four days of terrific entertainment. SHOTLIST: GV parade on skis of national flags. MS Zdnek Hovorka (Czechoslovakia). MS pan with Hovorka on skis - performing. MS Robin Beckett (GB) ditto. MS Jacques Tillement (France) ditto. MS Mrs Vappa Barck (Finland) ditto, pan with her as she falls. MCU Mrs Vappa Barck in the water. MS pan Connie Dane (Holland) performing. MS pan with Sylvia Hulsmann (Luxembourg) ditto. GV TS International Aqua Show. MCU Lord Snowdon watching. GV TS Aqua show in progress. MS Don McNaughton (Canada) descending by parachute. MS attendant motor boat. MCU & MS McNaughton continues to descend. MS Lord Snowdon, pan GV Aqua show in progress. MS Potier (France) ski-jumping. MS Jack Fulton (GB) jumping. MS Carl Benzinger (Germany) jumping. MS Pierre Clerc (Switzerland) jumping. MS Miss Borter (Swiss) jumping. MS Sylvie Holsemann jumps and falls. MS Jeanette Stewart-Wood jumping. MS as above on rostrum receiving prize. MS pan to French girl receiving prize. MS French girl on rostrum acknowledging applause.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts; Ceremonies; Water sports
Locations
United Kingdom; Middlesex; Bedfont
Card file number
93893
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Maurice Ford
Length of story (in feet)
300
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Colour: European Water Ski Championships', British Movietone News Issue No. 2049, 9 Sep 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27538 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)