WALES: PHILIP JOHN OF WALES WINS THE 18TH BOG SNORKELLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN THE WAEN RHYDD PEAT BOGS NEAR LLANWRTYD WELLS.

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  • Title: WALES: PHILIP JOHN OF WALES WINS THE 18TH BOG SNORKELLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN THE WAEN RHYDD PEAT BOGS NEAR LLANWRTYD WELLS.
  • Date: 25th August 2003
  • Summary: LLANWRTYD WELLS, POWYS, WALES, UK (AUGUST 25, 2003) (HOT UNDER THE COLLAR PRODUCTIONS - NO ARCHIVE OR LIBRARY USE) 1. WIDE SHOT OF BOG 2. COMPETITOR PUTTING ON SNORKEL 3. ENTRANT PAINTED BLUE WAITING TO START 4. SOUNDBITE (English) ROBERT SCOTT, COMPETITOR, SAYING: "Basically I've done absolutely nothing, but I was trying to hold my breath in the bath last week, just to see if that would help me, and I got up to 45 seconds and I'm not sure if that's going to help. Maybe if I lose my snorkel and get all that peat stuff in my mouth it would be useful." 5. VARIOUS OF BOG SNORKELLING 6. COMPETITOR RETIRES FROM RACE 7. CLOSE UP OF SNORKELLER 8. SPECTATORS WATCHING 9. SOUNDBITE (English) UNKNOWN COMPETITOR WEARING THONG SAYING: REPORTER: THONG DIDN'T WORK THEN? I thought it looked so easy, I kept on taking water in all over." 10. COMPETITOR WITH INFLATABLE DOLPHIN TIED TO HIS BACK 11. CAMERA AT WATER LEVEL 12. WINNER PHILIP JOHN BEGINNING HIS SWIM 13. JOHN FINISHES IN WORLD RECORD TIME 14. SPECTATOR 15. SOUNDITE (English) PHILIP JOHN SAYING: "It felt really really hard yes. Struggling coming back as I swallowed a lot of water, got it out, got some air and shot off again." 16. CAMERAMAN 17. JOHN WITH TROPHY Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LLANWRTYD WELLS, POWYS, WALES, UK
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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