- Title: ENGLAND: WORLD TIN BATH CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Date: 25th August 2001
- Summary: (U5) CASTLETOWN HARBOUR, ISLE OF MAN, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 25, 2001) (MEDIALINK VNR - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS EMPTY TIN BATHS IN THE HARBOUR 2. MEN GETTING INTO THE WATER WITH THEIR TIN BATHS 3. MAN PADDLING ACROSS HARBOUR TO STARTING LINE DRESSED AS VIKING 4. MEN PADDLING AT START OF RACE 5. TOP VIEW OF MEN PADDLING DOWN THE COURSE 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SCOTTISH COMPETITOR IN THE TIN BATH RACE, MICHAEL FORGRIEVE, SAYING: "I definitely think it should be an Olympic sport. It's a lot of fun, people can get really into it. All you need is a large body of water to practise on." 7. WIDE VIEW OF THE HARBOUR 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLISH COMPETITOR, SIMON BELL, SAYING: "I was really nervous and I might only have got five metres, but they all said I wouldn't even get that far, so it's been brilliant." 9. VARIOUS OF WOMEN'S RACE 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN COMPETITOR, ISLA THOMAS, SAYING: "It's a great honour to be representing Australia, obviously there is a lot of pressure on because the guys in the Ashes (Australia won the cricket test against England) did so well. but I've tried to live up to it and I've tried not to sink." (REPORTER ASKING: What did you actually do today?) "I sank. (Laughter from the group.)" 11. MAN DRESSED UP IN AEROPLANE OUTFIT TAKING A RUNNING JUMP OFF HARBOUR WALL Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: CASTLETOWN HARBOUR, ISLE OF MAN, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Country: United Kingdom
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