In the Swim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2071
Date Released
10 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In the Swim. DESCRIPTION: From the States to Britain - the all-year-round Back-garden Swimming Pool. But few people start to swim as young as Andrea Timmermans in Australia. She’s so proficient that she takes her Life Saving Certificate at the age of three! SHOTLIST: MS girl sitting on edge of swimming pool. MS woman and girl test ice on garden pond. MS woman and girl in swimming pool with polythene sheeting covering it. GV polythene covering swimming pool. GV exterior ditto. MS woman and child in pool. MS people watching in overcoats. MCU ditto. CU man shivering in overcoat. CU ditto. MS children play in swimming pool. GV ditto. MS Andrea Timmermans (aged 3) jumps in swimming pool in Victoria. MCU ditto rescues woman in pool. MS woman brought to side of pool by Andrea. CU examiner. MS Andrea congratulated after passing Life Savers’ Certificate by mother.
Keywords
Education and training; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Environment; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Australia; United Kingdom; Victoria; Bramcote
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
94290
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Camera
John Mould
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'In the Swim', British Movietone News Issue No. 2071, 10 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27741 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)