Inflatable Swimming Costume
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Inflatable Swimsuit. DESCRIPTION: Invented by a lifeguard - a new inflatable swimming costume gives exercise, therapy and most of all confidence to handicapped children learning to swim. SHOTLIST: SV handicapped kids in pool with instructor. SV man inflates costume. CU man as he inspects it. SV handicapped boy in wheelchair watching. CU an inflating costume whilst girl is wearing it. SV other kids look on. SV girl floating as instructor holds her. SV instructor leaves her to float on her own.
- Keywords
- Education and training; Entertainment and leisure; Fashion and costume; Inventions and discoveries; Disabled persons
- Locations
- Australia; Paramatta
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 96647
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 63
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How to cite this record
'Inflatable Swimming Costume', British Movietone News Issue No. 2169, 28 Dec 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28640 (Accessed 15 Aug 2025)