| WE GO TO COVENTRY - AND THE REASON WHY large ladies swimming club - all wear matching checked swimsuits. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6713 | |
| Catalog #: | 372475 | |
| Clip Number: | 372475-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 45 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:49 - 01:35:30 | |
| Location: | Coventry, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Beach/Swimwear LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Coventry RECREATION: Swimming Pool SPORTS/WATER: Misc. | |
| Description: | "We Go to Coventry!" - to see the "largest married Ladies' Swimming Section in Britain!" large ladies swimming club - all wear matching checked swimsuits. Fun opening shot of long narrow structure w/ many doors, alongside swimming pool; suddenly all the doors open at once and a crowd of women in identical swimsuits run out and form a very casual line beside the pool, leaning on rail, etc. The bathing suits all have dark bottom halves and black and white checked tops. Shot from across pool looking at the women standing on bleachers in 4 rows; they all wave. Next, the women stand along edge of pool, all dive in and start to swim across. MLS from edge looking down at women in the water holding onto side of pool; water runs out of a pipe into pool between 2 of the women. Shot from high platform looking down at pool where several women are swimming the breaststroke. Side view of 3 women diving from 3 different heights. Lower shot, side view diver entering water. Another diver going off platform. Shot from under platform of diver going past camera and entering water, then surfacing. Wide shot women in pairs practicing lifesaving technique, swimming across pool while pulling "victim". MLS several of the women pose by side of the pool- -3 in center are quite fat; some of the women have changed into street clothes. | |
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