Lynn Cox swims across Lake Baikal (1988)

Irkutsk Region, Listvyanka settlement.

Filming from a car window of the embankment with people.

An American flutist plays on the shore of Lake Baikal.

The melody "Glorious Sea, Sacred Baikal" plays.

American swimmer Lynn Cox swims across Lake Baikal.

She is accompanied by boats, local swimmers.

Many local residents and the press are on the shore.

Lynn Cox goes ashore.

The spectators applaud and chant.

The flutist plays, the American flag flutters.

Interview with the flutist.

The host of the event speaks through an amplifier into a microphone.

A crowd of people is around.

The American flutist once again plays the melody "Glorious Sea, Sacred Baikal".

Lynn Cox gets out of the minibus.

She is hugged and kissed.

Spectators with Soviet and American flags applaud.

Lynn Cox with flowers under the flags is photographed.

Lynn Cox is presented with a medal of the USSR State Sports Committee.

Lynn Cox makes her way through the crowd and gets into a car.