Cross Channel Swim. Mrs Arthur Hamilton was Only 9 Miles from France After 12 Hours in the Water. She is Continuing Her Training with a View to Another Attempt.

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

990

Date Released

16 Sep 1920

Stories in this Issue:

1. Ladies Long Distance Swimming Championship from Kew to Putney
2. Southend Sea Angling Festival Opens. The 1,318 Competitors Caught?
3. 'All Clothes’ Swimming Race in the Serpentine for the Puckett Cup
4. Cross Channel Swim. Mrs Arthur Hamilton was Only 9 Miles from France After 12 Hours in the Water. She is Continuing Her Training with a View to Another Attempt.
5. 'Mystery Tower’ Ship Launched. Thousands of People Assembled to See the Concrete and Iron Monster Towed Out of Shoreham Harbour. The Building Cost was £1,250,000 and the Vessel will be used for Coastal Defence.

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 4 / 5
Summary: SHOTLIST: Mrs Hamilton and colleagues alighting from car; Mrs Hamilton being greased before swim, watched by crowds. Mrs Hamilton swimming, accompanied by escort boat.
Keywords: Sport
Library number GR: 4143
Length of story (in feet): 42

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'Cross Channel Swim. Mrs Arthur Hamilton was Only 9 Miles from France After 12 Hours in the Water. She is Continuing Her Training with a View to Another Attempt.', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 990, 16 Sep 1920. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/78075 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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