Swimming - Olympic Stars Thrill Big Crowd (1960)

Sydney, Australia. Documentation on file, English commentary ’bandstand’ music in background. LS. As Jon Konrads attempts to beat his own world two-twenty yards record unpaced, but fails by half a second to equal this. MS. Konrads in the water at end of swim. LS. At the start of the Men’s hundred and ten yards freestyle, showing John Devitt, Webster and Hayes on their marks. The race begins, and Devitt takes the lead almost immediately. High angle GV. Of the swimming pool with race in progress. LS. At the turn its Devitt, just ahead of Webster with Hayes third. Devitt wins. CU. Devitt on winner’s stand. (F.G.) (Comb.) 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 G