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Film About 'Extraordinary' Female Swimmer Releases Today - With Some Scenes Filmed In Worthing

Friday, 8 March 2024 07:31

Vindication Swim, a film about the 'extraordinary' life of the first British woman to swim the channel, releases today with special screenings in Sussex.

Vindication Swim will be screened with an exclusive Q&A session at the Duke of Yorks Brighton tonight (March 8) and Depot Lewes (March 9).

The post-screening Q&A will feature award-winning writer/director Elliott Hasler alongside lead actors Kirsten Callaghan and John Locke (Poor Things, Darkest Hour, The Favourite).

The film dives into the 'extraordinary' life of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.

It depicts Mercedes’ upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England.

However, after a rival comes forward claiming to have accomplished the same feat, Mercedes is forced into battle to retain her record and her legacy.

Mercedes Gleitze also made waves in Worthing itself, where in May 1933, she completed a mammoth 47 hour endurance swim at the iconic Corporation Baths.

Worthing town centre serves as a backdrop to crucial scenes within the film. Key sequences were shot over the course of the film’s production at Worthing Town Hall which doubles up as the Channel Swimming Association headquarters.

The filming saw the likes of John Locke (Darkest Hour, The Favourite, Poor Things) and Victoria Summer (Saving Mr. Banks, Transformers) gracing the town’s streets.

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