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'SCEPTRE' PREPARES

'sceptre' Prepares (1958)

The racing yacht 'Sceptre' in Poole Harbour - it is preparing for the Americas...

EGG AND SPOON WATER RACE

Egg And Spoon Water Race (1936)

Girls swimming with eggs on spoons in their mouths.

WHO'S FOR FRANCE?

Who's For France? (1961)

Boys train for canoeing holiday in France with the Royal Marines.

POZZUOLI'S VOLCANIC AREA

Pozzuoli's Volcanic Area (1949)

A look at the volcanic area at Pozzuoli near Naples, Italy.

THE MAYOR MAKES THE PLUNGE

The Mayor Makes The Plunge (1933)

The Mayor of Guildford opens new swimming pool - by diving in.

SWIMMING ENTHUSIASTS

Swimming Enthusiasts (1935)

Children demonstrate life saving techniques and high board diving skills at...

LIKE HUMAN SWALLOWS

Like Human Swallows (1931)

Scenes from the French national diving competition.

 

 

LONDON DIVING DISPLAY

London Diving Display (1939)

Footage of high divers in demonstrating their skills in Wood Green,...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 26 - AFTER THE BATHE IS OVER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 26 - After The Bathe Is Over (1934)

Fab item shows a bracelet...

LIPSTICK DARTS

Lipstick Darts (1938)

A girl has a dartboard drawn on her back in lipstick and her friends throw rubber...

WATER SPORTS

Water Sports (1939)

Girls have fun in the swimming pool trying to bite apples on a rope whilst the men...

SIX DAY CYCLE RACE

Six Day Cycle Race (1968)

The six day cycle race takes place at the Empire Pool in Wembley, Greater...

SHIP OF CURVES

Ship Of Curves (1949)

A look at new ship "Magdalena" in dock at Southampton, Hampshire.

BLIND DIVER

Blind Diver (1953)

Nice item about blind diver Miss Hazel Winter. London.

FOOTBALL POOLS NUMBERS PICKED AT SEANCE

Football Pools Numbers Picked At Seance (1964)

Students pick football pools numbers at seance at...

MINI CLUB FOR SWIMMERS UNDER FIVE

Mini Club For Swimmers Under Five (1966)

Children and toddlers in Belgium learning to swim

WATERY - SPORTERY - SPRITES

Watery - Sportery - Sprites (1936)

Fun races and games at the Cliftonville Swimming Pool in Margate.

POOLE - GIRLS TRAINING SHIP

Poole - Girls Training Ship (1947)

Girls naval training at Royal Naval Training Centre in Pool.

MINI-SUBMARINE

Mini-Submarine (1968)

A rather useless one-man mini submarine is demonstrated in a swimming pool.

LONDON WANTS MORE!

London Wants More! (1931)

Barking's new swimming pool is opened by various local councillors.

BOXING

Boxing (1935)

Tommy Loughran fights Maurice Strickland at Empire Arena, Wembley. Loughran wins.

NAUTICAL NAUGHTIES

Nautical Naughties (1932)

The latest swimsuits and beach pyjamas are modelled beside a Paris open air...

THE FOUR-YEAR-OLDER

The Four-Year-Older (1932)

Four-year-old Jackie Overhill swims and dives into an open-air swimming pool.

WATER POLO

Water Polo (1934)

The Scotland and Belgium water polo teams meet for a match in a Hastings swimming pool.

AMATEUR BOXING AT WEMBLEY

Amateur Boxing At Wembley (1947)

British and Danish boxers fight it out in amateur bouts at the Empire...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 25 - BATH AND BEACH

Feminine Pictorialities No. 25 - Bath And Beach (1934)

The latest swimsuits and beachwear from...

£16,000 EDWIN MAKES A NEW START

£16,000 Edwin Makes A New Start (1950)

Miner, Edwin Midgley explains that he will go back to work...

BE YOUR OWN SUBMARINE

Be Your Own Submarine (1958)

Demonstration of underwater motor device in outdoor pool in London.

SOUTHPORT - NEWS IN FLASHES

Southport - News In Flashes (1959)

Teenager Kenneth Hooton wins £6663 on the Pools.

POOLE issue title is GOOD HEALTH

Poole Issue Title Is Good Health (1938)

Travelogue item showing pretty seaside town of Poole in...

SWIMMING MADE EASY

Swimming Made Easy (1965)

New plastic arm fins are tested out by Olympic swimmer Anita Lonsborough....

FOR INDOOR ATHLETICS aka NEW TRACK LAID AT WEMBLEY

For Indoor Athletics AKA New Track Laid At Wembley (1962)

Athletes try out wooden running track...

HONG KONG'S IN THE SWIM

Hong Kong's In The Swim (1964)

Hong Kong's new swimming pool looks like an ideal place for a dip.

UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTRE

University Sports Centre (1967)

The new sports centre of the University of Liverpool.

CASCADE SWIMMING POOL

Cascade Swimming Pool (1969)

People have fun in a covered swimming pool on a cold day.

SWIMMING POOL ON BARGE

Swimming Pool On Barge (1969)

Barge converted into swimming pool. Wijchen, Holland.

MERMAID CROP aka UNDERWATER HAIRSTYLE

Mermaid Crop AKA Underwater Hairstyle (1950)

Cecilie Romanis tests out her new mermaid crop...

POST OFFICE - TRAILER

Post Office - Trailer (1949)

A Short Trailer film encouraging people to wrap their parcels correctly.

AUSTRALIA V JAPAN SWIMMING MATCH

Australia V Japan Swimming Match (1962)

Swimming competition between Japan and Australia is held in...

 MOSKVA OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL

Moskva Outdoor Swimming Pool (1958)

Muscovites swim in outdoor swimming pool despite cold weather...

64,000,000 LIRE POOLS SCOOP

64,000,000 Lire Pools Scoop (1962)

Mr and Mrs Bertazzoni receive prize after winning Italian football...

AUCKLAND - NEW ZEALAND

Auckland - New Zealand (1966)

Footage of Auckland, New Zealand.

NEW MOTEL FOR DARWIN

New Motel For Darwin (1966)

New motel erected in Darwin, Australia.

NEW SWIMMING POOL

New Swimming Pool (1968)

New swimming pool in Minsk, with children learning to swim.

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HIGH DIVER

Eight-Year-Old High Diver (1940-1945)

Young diver Brian Springle takes some high dives in Sydney's Olympic...

Berlin

Berlin (1936)

1936 Berlin Olympic games, Berlin prepares

HIGH DIVER

High Diver (1958)

An acrobatic diving champion dives from a 75' ladder into a pool containing 4' 6" of...

PORTABLE SWIMMING POOL aka FIBREGLASS SWIMMING POOL

Portable Swimming Pool AKA Fibreglass Swimming Pool (1958)

A look at a fibreglass factory and the...

SUN REFLECTOR

Sun Reflector (1959)

Aluminium foil is used to help promote a suntan and to help keep picnic food cool.

TAKING THE PLUNGE

Taking The Plunge (1934)

Duke of Gloucester ceremonially opens new swimming pool at Wembley.