Vindication Swim (2024)

Directors

Elliott Hasler

Cast

Billy Reid, Douglas Hodge, James Wilby, Kirsten Callaghan, Michael Cronin, Tim Loughton, Victoria Summer

The story

Vindication Swim depicts the story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. The film portrays Gleitze’s upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s Britain. 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.

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