FRANCE: CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH BREAKS RECORD FOR ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM

Record ID: 932161

  • Title: FRANCE: CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH BREAKS RECORD FOR ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM
  • Date: 21st August 2005
  • Summary: CAPE GRIS-NEZ, FRANCE (AUGUST 1, 2005) 1. CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH SWIMMING IN ENGLISH CHANNEL ALONGSIDE SUPPORT BOAT 2. WANDRATSCH BEING CHEERED ON FROM ANOTHER BOAT 3. WANDRATSCH SWIMMING 4. WANDRATSCH'S SUPPORT BOAT, PAN TO SEE WANDRATSCH SWIMMING TOWARDS SHORE 5. PEOPLE STANDING ON TOP OF HILL, PAN DOWN TO SEE WANDRATSCH SWIMMING, ARRIVES AT SHORE 6. PEOPLE ON SUPPORT BOAT CHEERING 7. WANDRATSCH STANDING ON ROCKS, RAISES ARMS ALOFT 8. WANDRATSCH'S COACH ON BOAT, PAN DOWN TO WANDRATSCH SWIMMING TO BOAT 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH SPEAKING: "I am very, very happy" 10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH SPEAKING: "I am totally happy, because after four and a half hours I couldn't take any foodstuffs to me, I just vomited it all back out again, I just wanted to stop, and now I have a world record! Super! Great! Perfect!" 11. WANDRATSCH CLIMBS UP LADDER 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH SPEAKING: "I couldn't drink, nothing, and I spoke to my coach, I want to finish the race and he said no no no, keep on, keep on, you can do it and I'm very happy, I'm very happy." 13. A MEMBER OF WANDRATSCH'S TEAM GIVES HIM A TOWEL 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) A MEMBER OF WANDRATSCH'S TEAM REPLYING TO QUESTION 'ARE YOU HAPPY'? "Yeah, sure it's a world record and he made it, we never came back to here." 15. WANDRATSCH WITH HEAD IN HANDS 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTOF WANDRATSCH SPEAKING: "I'm very happy, without a pacemaker, nothing, just alone. (reporter says "No pacemaker?) WATDRATSCH REPLIES: No Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: CAPE GRIS NEZ, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA52KFJSNH9ULH7DYUYDDEA72UF
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