Aquatic Champions At Minehead (1939)

Full titles read: “AQUATIC CHAMPIONS AT MINEHEAD“ L/S’s of men’s one hundred yards amateur race underway in Devon. A close race is won by Taylor of Sheffield. The women’s race is won by Doris Storey. Several shots of divers demonstrating their skills from the top of a high diving board, includes a comic moment when a man jumps off the board holding an umbrella. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.