Water Sail (1954)

Forest Hill, London. Swimming teacher Wynne OwenSmith puts a belt around her waist with a sponge holder in the centre. She gets into an outdoor pool and lies on her back in the water. A woman in a sequinned swimsuit hands her a model yacht sail, which fits into the holder. Wynne s feet are strapped to the end of the sail and she holds a cord attached to the other end in her mouth. Several shots of Wynne swimming about the pool with the sail tipped at a decidedly wonky angle. It looks very barmy The sequinned swimsuit woman watches Wynne. News cutting on file. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (192