Sports Highlights Of 1956: Water Sports.

Clip: 354529_1_1

Year Shot: 1956 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1626

Original Film: 030-002-04

HD: N/A

Location: USA

Timecode: 00:09:44 - 00:10:44

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Sports Highlights Of 1956: Water Sports. "Mermaids making sports news - Olympic divers and swimmers. A novel heli-boat takes to the air; kayak racers in a thrilling contest." Olympic trials (tryouts) for women's diving: Patricia McCormick, Barbara Sue Gilders (SP?), another athlete whose name I can't make out. The three women pose for camera. Tyler, Texas: Women's AAU swim meet. Shelley Mann sets new record in the butterfly race. Very odd - small boat flies with helicopter-type rotors. Bizarre unusual flying machine, aviation invention. Kayakers take spills, going down short drop; one man runs into a wall and knocks himself out of the kayak.