The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. Established in 1993, SWFTA's core collection comprises of the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and TSW (Television South West). The archive also cares for a significant number of donated film collections, both amateur and professional, dating back to the early 1900s.
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Splashdance
Newquay's Fistral Beach plays host to the Fosters Draught Euro-Pro and attracts top surfers.
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Overview
Sixteen of the world's top surfing professionals have come to Fistral Beach in Newquay for the Fosters Draught Euro Pro Championships. This competition was for the first time A-rated on the world circuit of surfing's new governing body, the Association of Professional Surfers. Over eighty thousand people witnessed three hundred and sixty degree turns off-the-lips, cutbacks and on-the-face surfing with waves of three to six feet during the week-long tournament.
The professionals arrived for twenty thousand dollars and vital points towards the world crown. The competition is caught on film by Television South West (TSW) with an underwater cameraman, Slim Macdonald. Points for best four rides are added up for each competitor. Tom Carrol and Cheyne Horan made it an all-Australian final. The international stars include defending champion Richard Cram, Wayne Raddock, Shaun Thompson, Martin Potter, Joe Engel, David Bar and Rabbit Bartholemew. British surfers Steve Daniel and Nigel Semmens competed in the early rounds and ex-champion Rod Sumpter helped at the event. It's the first time that a computer had relayed the scores electronically to a watching public.
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