French Couple Conduct Research Into Water And Human Resistance To Cold (1963)

France. Title in French reads WeekEnd dans la Garonne. GV. Crowds on tow path of the river Garonne. MS. Louis Lourmais in frogman s suit jumps into river. Various shots of Louis Lourmais swimming the fast flowing Garonne river from Toulouse to Bordeaux. This is part of a research he is carrying on the possibility of finding new food in waters, and the human resistance possibilities to cold water swimming when well equipped. MS. His wife seated in small boat. A shot from boat moving under bridge with people on the bridge looking down. Various night shots of Lourmais joined by his wife to continue the swim. GV. Large crowd gathers at Bordeaux to greet the swimmers. CU. Louis Lourmais. Date found in the old record 25, 02, 1963. FILM 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 Britis