Portuguese Wins Channel Swim

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2451
Date Released
26 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
Baptista Pereira, champion of Portugal, beats fourteen others in race across Channel. Brenda Fisher came third.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Competitions
Locations
Dover; English Channel; Gris Nez
Library number
22633
Length of story (in feet)
110

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'Portuguese Wins Channel Swim', British Paramount News Issue No. 2451, 26 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/45193 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)