The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-08-16


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;nS S ,'. a. - s''shsly unsll sne nanos are Y
vr3.ts .rd ,v;sto,,. 49, hes.S;- ~" - az NISN ~
hr;ns ,,,a s s,,~s sus ssn",u "nu.ng @ 'ns eiDows
Nth .scS .,S . S svmy TIhu, uSscIlolnt
arms and sho,,Idsrs s..";... a'Ils I.N'
acroas 90 my
IT'S A. ...h,s. > =, ~. .,.,...x. -,
the feot and br;n . tho fs,5s 80. .os:Nn
line 10 the ,,os;t;cs NJ ..h.~o. - ~. sua.ss
While ihi. ,Hovatnors is Isai,,r ,esAHl 90. ~
the fincets shonid Sa ,o;ntad - .1s ~
hottom of the nond s,J 4, : sIan,I ~ ,Gs a;
recfion ti toward 70 % ths f+ort , = : ''an''ns W
Practice these movements nrt;l thev ar<
nerfnrmeJ sccr-sta,,, NJ, S s sn.y =. -
1 hands m The third ysos;t;or s,d vI,.;as ~
the nick before hec;nninc wh;cb hr;r -
the feet cIose nm r. the hcdv toes ana
knees turned ~ the aame direction ont
ward. --S -- o'-''
With tho lecs-At uora ), t;cb ,ho
leps ont 1, their full EXTENT % w;do az ~
Is possible. Be sure. when nract;cino
this fsrt 81 the kick ~ have the ,oas
| turned 10 the aide outward and Keen the
ankles perfectlv stiff. - '''S
At two" brace the knees toes turned
| downwarj and w;thort ;orh ;nr h.;,,
the legs together. Joint for ioint.
At athree,n bring the feet close nm tn
| the body, the heels touching and the knees
again turned to the side. the toes to I've
pointed sideways Immediately the feet are
| close to the body.
| Practice these movements SLOWLY. dis.
tinctlv and separatelv. until each one 10
| performed perfectly. Then bepin the
movements Of arms and legs simultane.
ously as follows:
AT ssone.n nut the arms ont in front
and kick the legs wide apart.
At 1.-TWO" bring the arms rot,nd. do
scribing the quarter circle. at tbe same
time pulling the legs together until thew
touch.
At "three." return the hands to the
original position. and bring the heels close
I up TO the body, knees and toes turned ont
Work, with legs and arms in unison.
slowly at first. and counting each move
ment. In short time the motions will
be performed quite mechanicallv and
once they are learned. thew are NOT easily
forgotten.
The following hints in reference tn tba
movements will be of some service to the
advanced swimmer as we'll 40 m The
learner:
While performing the first mart of the
kick, be sure the legs are as wide apart as
posi- possible !. iron from ;s each other the effort being
dnwnword % ~ nioA Thn Tlueways anu pachwaru' not
u;"rs IL ~ ne s Ieasons % i1r ms are oo-
~. n~us, ..d ~ sno nls: Pla:e, Aicking GOWN
.,'.;I;s ""I ss.s 90, on uusy JeiA W tne Doay
Il oisn s Umo appcoe as a.aat u .ne s'loAe, anu
hod11 o q. t 49, - - !. 'uosse as ~ senos tne
' 10y, % POI sL " -; vu' VI Ile waee', wniie
boy 6oJ,, fvS cnun. Snoui. NC liaue 70 proper tne
N Nnr NJ her a,u, W. oe ,hoh; 3,
r.oa. up1i "a .wo VI 'ae KICK Is tne mostlm-
~ ps '~no ost " any, anI' s'la1ge 70 say, tne
~" ,,,n.. .no1. =. neglecIu Dy sell-'augnI SWIM
~ e s,;,,,.;,n T. a'da,.y t .ns ploPelii5g power
bro,,"h. Frn,91,, .o., .o "neh ~ Ie oYs aIc
fnrwerd Tha-asnya S." 81, INC Ivy = Sno.
: - r;nhoa .r. ~ .o muoi .ne iess
,,,1,Ils to,,atha. .h nu uo c: sney aie
puI annaJ a..s;s, su Isc gleatel VIII NC tne
= p1su - .h;s s ;san,s... Es.ly swimmer snouiu
% The s ~ ot;ons 'oS ono ~ ana ai,nu .nc 80 ~,
.ho,id Towns ha ,,s.so.o cno a. "iI =; 'wo VI sIe iees
nowa,ront oa noSaih,a - % ne"iy one
IT, ;ns,.uo.i"ss - pss'oe: ~
,ha anhia E ;o;,. ;n =" h ~ .no .no niosehlen. % u
10 a1sa hnyua; Z, a;ad S !. ;ne., snouiu
able ~ nerfect;on in sw;,rn,;nm 20 arJ;s
done On fhat there NOV ho % I;..is f.;a.;a G -
~ ,oss;,,Ia s ..he, .ha y ~. ~ as .asiH iic',on
tnrpoJ tn p1 ~ ranaw " .ha @ s,.oSo T ~ oens i
than Gould otherwise be the case. Do not
hitch the body in any way, the limbs
must do all the work. Keep the neck
stiff. and make no effort t. raise the head
above the surface of the water, beyond
the motion of arms and legs. The weight |
of the head is diminished considerably |
when it rests on or in the water. The
body and legs should be level, the head
being very slightly raised.
Many swimmers experience dlfhculty IN |
the breathing. There should |
be no difficulty at all in breathing as
regularly in the water as when walk |
ing on terra f,ma, once the first disa-
greeable feeling of learning it has been
got over. The fastest and best of our liv-
ing swimmers have the mouth and nostrils
immersed in the water for at least two
thirds of the time they are swimming.
This, along with the improved side and
overland stroke. accounts for the very
fast swimming that is being performed, at
the matches especially. The mouth and
nostrils lie deepest in the water at the be-
Ginning of the stroke-that is, when the
hands being stretched in front while
thew are raised lust above the level of
the water. "a the arms are brought around
n the second position. Therefore, to
hresthe repularly. the swimmer should
exhale or partly empty the lungs at once.
This il easily done. although the mouth Is
nnder water. The lungs are then filed in
on ;netant nuite easily. during the second
mart of the stroke. BE sure to breathe
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