1960-70'S ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF YOUNG FEMALE & MALE SWIMMERS, AND DIVERS LEARNING THEIR SPORT; CU of logo, still pictures, vintage cu man holding a gun in the air to begin a swim race, swimmers in starting position; INT archival male swimmers jump in pool & begin racing, cu of woman's hand holding a timer, young men swimming; INT archival, swimmer talking to a man in a suit, swimmer sitting by some guy, chryon (names on the screen), var; INT archival race about to start, names of high school & university on the screen, chryon, women & men, chryon; DX archival woman in diving position on board, man & woman in swimsuits on side of her, cu of timer, woman jumps in ; UNDERWATER woman swimming, cu of man's hand on timer, woman underwater swimming, getting out, others in swimsuits; DX archival Lycra commercial, 4 men in uniforms talking, man talking on a microphone w/archival eye glasses ; INT males getting ready for swim race, jumping in, back to starting place, jumping in , belly flop, different position; INT males swimming, chryon, cu of 1 guy, hs female swimming, woman & man inspecting swimmers, male swimming ; INT female swimming, another female swimming, males swimming, female in diving position, chryon, female swimming; INT female jumping in pool, another jumping in, z-in to inspector, male swimming, chryon, male swimming, still; INT male back stroking, male swimming, tilt-u 4 inspectors, cuof timer in man's hand, swimmer's time scores in man's hand; INT inspector, female inspector, males swimming, female inspector, female swimming, cu male inspectors, swimmer; INT cu of man talking, female backward on diving board, jumping n w/a backflip, 3 inspectors giving score of 2; DX 3 female inspectors, male diving from diving board, female diving in backwards, repeat, slo-mo male diving in w/ flip; INT slo-mo female diving in w/ backflip, 3 female inspectors lift up their score cards, slo-mo male doing flip, repeat; INT man holding up gun to start the swim race, males race, audience cheering, males race; INT title SWIMMING and DIVING TODAY, logo ;

A woman writes a letter to her mother. The woman writes about the various courses offered at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Young women at a YWCA swimming pool. Young women swimming in the pool. An African American woman seated at the edge of the pool, instructing the girls. Women learn backstroke swimming. The swimming instructor talks to the girls, demonstrating a swimming stroke. Location: New York United States USA. Date: 1940.

Arawak Hotel, Jamaica. Home movies of a trip to Jamaica, mostly shot at the Arawak Hotel in Negril. 1950s, Jamaica, Caribbean, Arawak Hotel, Negril, life preserver with Arawak Hotel Jamaica imprinted on it, woman navigating boat waving, beach, woman walking onto beach from water and waving, people wading in water and walking on beach, man and woman wearing swimsuits posing together, people swimming in and lounging next to outdoor swimming pool, man and woman wearing swimsuits cha cha dancing, Arawak Hotel facade, outdoor swimming pool, woman waving and using ladder to get into swimming pool, woman swimming in pool, woman using ladder to climb out of pool, woman sitting next to swimming pool waving, men practicing snorkeling / scuba diving in swimming pool, life preserver with Arawak Hotel Jamaica imprinted on it, palm trees, man and woman in swimsuits waving and getting into outdoor swimming pool, woman walking next to pool wearing inner tube, man and woman cha cha dancing next to swimming pool, woman preparing to dive off board, people lounging next to swimming pool, woman in swimsuit dancing, man and woman in swimsuits walking with arms around each other, man and woman in swimsuits embracing, woman putting shirt on over swimsuit, pedestrians walking on sidewalk, street scenes, car pov driving on rural road, airport, PAA airplane parked on tarmac

06:14:52:00 Broll of swimming laps in indoor pool // 06:15:47 GOOD BROLL people swimming laps; includes passing shots, long shots and CUs; focusing primarily on woman, using goggles(Caucasian 40s) / 0 ...

Note: Location of events unknown. <br/> <br/>M/S woman climbing out of swimming pool wearing glasses. She looks at diving board through dripping wet glasses. She takes her glasses off and starts to swim. Blurred shots of the swimming pool. The commentator says this is what you would see if your eyesight wasn't too good. L/S of woman swimming. C/U of woman's face and eyes. The commentator says she is wearing new contact lenses. Woman takes them out and puts them into case. M/S and C/U of woman wearing suit looking smiling whilst large white clouds roll past in the background.

Aerial view of a woman swimming at Tamul Waterfall with turquoise water in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

COVERAGE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR A PETER JENNINGS CS VO ABOUT PERSON OF THE WEEK, 22 YEAR OLD AUSTRALIAN MARATHON SWIMMER SUSIE MARONEY, WHO IS THE FIRST PERSON TO SWIM FROM CUBA TO FLORIDA UNASSISTED. 03:00:24 B ROLL FTG. VS PEOPLE SWIMMING IN INDOOR POOL. 03:02:23 MWS SWIMMERS SWIMMING PAST POOL SIDE CAMERA. 03:02:40 LS DOWN POOL AS SWIMMERS PRACTICE BREAST STROKE IN INDIVIDUAL LANES. 03:03:03 HEADON WS SWIMMERS SWIMMING. 03:03:18 SIDE MS YOUNG WOMAN SWIMMING ACROSS POOL. 03:03:42 REVERSE ANGLE SAME WOMAN SWIMMING PAST CAMERA. 03:04:01 SIDE MS SAME WOMAN SWIMMING PAST CAMERA. 03:04:16 HEADON MS OVER ANOTHER WOMAN SWIMMING ACROSS POOL AWAY FROM CAMERA. 03:04:39 HEADON MS SAME WOMAN RETURNING.

Exterior shot of exclusive club for white people, woman, child coming out, heading for pool. Several shots, including CUs of children in water, of swimming pool, woman minding children. HAS of pool side, people in bathing suits lounging around.

A woman in a white cap demonstrates a free-style stroke in aquamarine water.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Todd Wallace about a bystander saving a child, Victoria, from drowning in a swimming pool in Haltom City. This footage includes an interview with the woman who saved the child and her father Fernando. The story aired at 5:00 P.M.

A woman and child at a swimming pool in the 1930s

A WOMAN IS NEARING THE FINISH OF A SWIM FROM CUBA TO KEY WEST.

Olympic Stars Make 2 New World Marks in Swim Speed Test

woman swimming gets out climbs up to diving board - swim

Martha Huddleston-1st woman to swim Catalina Island/LA coast; swimmer swims, boat alongside; woman helps her after swim; CU hefty swimmer; her son kisses her; CU kiss;

A close-up shot reveals a smiling mature Caucasian woman leisurely swimming in the sea, clad in swimwear, with coastal homes and a boat in the background, capturing the essence of seaside tranquility during a serene sunset swim.

Beautiful woman relaxing and enjoying and playing underwater. She wears black bikini and looks very attractive and graceful. Sunbeams coming from sea surface

This episode of the TV show "The Greatest Challenge" -- which aired in the early days of television -- profiles Florence May Chadwick (November 9, 1918 – March 15, 1995). Chadwick was an American swimmer known for long-distance open water swimming. She was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, setting a time record each time. She was also the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus (one way), and the Dardanelles (round trip).<p><p>She was born in San Diego on November 8, 1918. Her parents were Richard Chadwick, a police officer, and Mary Lacko, a homemaker who later operated a San Diego restaurant. Chadwick grew up in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego and graduated from Point Loma Junior-Senior High School in 1936. She attended San Diego State College and studied at several law schools and a business college. She was married and divorced twice, and had no children.<p><p>Chadwick entered swimming competitions from a young age, scoring her first win the age of ten, but she realized she preferred ocean events rather than pool swims. At the age of 10 she became the youngest person to swim across the mouth of San Diego Bay. Starting at age eleven she competed in rough water swims, winning an annual 2.5-mile race in the ocean off La Jolla 10 times in 18 years. She swam in Southern California ocean races as an amateur for several decades, but had her heart set on swimming the English Channel. In 1950 she attempted to enter a 1950 Channel-swimming contest sponsored by the Daily Mail, but was refused for lack of a significant reputation. She determined to try at her own expense, failing in July after 14 hours in the water, but succeeding in August in her best-known contribution to swimming history.<p><p>On October 12, 1950, at the age of 31, she crossed the English Channel from France to England in 13 hours and 20 minutes, breaking the then-current women's record held by American swimmer Gertrude Ederle. One year later, Chadwick crossed the English Channel again, from England to France this time, in 16 hours and 22 minutes, thus making her the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, and setting a record for the England-France journey. She ultimately swam the Channel four times.<p><p>In 1952, Florence attempted to swim the 26 miles between Catalina Island and the California coastline. As she began, she was flanked by small boats that watched for sharks and were prepared to help her if she got hurt or grew tired. After about 15 hours a thick fog set in. Florence began to doubt her ability, and she told her mother, who was in one of the boats, that she didn’t think she could make it. She swam for another hour before asking to be pulled out, unable to see the coastline due to the fog. As she sat in the boat, she found out she had stopped swimming just one mile away from her destination. Two months later, she tried again. The same thick fog set in, but she succeeded in reaching Catalina. She said that she kept a mental image of the shoreline in her mind while she swam. She later swam the Catalina channel on two additional occasions.<p><p>During the summer of 1953 she successfully swam the Channel again (setting a new women's record), as well as the Straits of Gibraltar (setting an all-time record of 5:06), the Bosporus, and the Dardanelles. In 1955 she swam the Channel again, breaking her own record time. Not all of her long-distance swim attempts were successful. In 1954, she tried to become the first person to swim across Lake Ontario, but gave up after becoming ill a few hours into her swim. Other unsuccessful attempts included the Strait of Juan de Fuca and two tries at the Irish Sea (her last major swim attempt in 1960).<p><p>She gave product endorsements and served for many years as the spokesperson for Catalina Swimwear. She taught swimming at a number of venues and worked with Esther Williams to design movie swimming sequences. She also worked as a credit counselor and as a stockbroker. She died of leukemia in San Diego in 1995; her ashes were scattered into the ocean off Point Loma.<p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Ed Martel about Fort Worth's response to the hot weather. The story includes footage of the Republic Bank indicating a temperature of 100 degrees, interviews with an unidentified man and woman who have differing feelings on the heat, an interview with a store clerk about sales of cold beverages, people swimming, and an apartment complex whose air conditioning is out of order. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.

Young woman at a swimming pool in the 1930s