The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
UNCHALLENGED CHAMPIONSHIP.
Nine. LiIijenstOIDe Holds the worlds
Record for Swimming.

Nine. LiIijenstOIpe Holds the worlds
Record for Swimming.
New York, June 9-Mme Marion Lii
jenstolpe, just entering upon her work as
professor of swimming at the new ath-
letic club for women at Chicago, wears two
beautiful gold medals, of which she is
deservedly proud. One bears testimony to
her unchallenged championship of the
world, SO far as women swimmers go, and
the other was given her by the hand of
King Oscar of Sweden himself a her grad
uation from the Royal swimming associa-
ton of Stockholm.
Few men, indeed, rival Nine. Iilifen-
stolpe in her aquatic feats. Diving back
ward from a hight of 80 feet and turning a
somerset before striking the water, is lust
a little trick to be INDUCED in by her
upon any casual occasion. From a hight
of 80 feet she goes through the same per
Torrance with depth of only 634 feet of
water to recover herself in. Indeed, she has
made successful dives from the same hight
into a sheet iron tank containing but 80
feet of water
One of her prettiest feats, however. is to
lie gracefully on her back, hold a Japan-
csc parasol in one hanG, and fan herself
with the other, while she propels herself
forward with her feet. A still more diff
hcuit one is TO make dive with both
hands and feet tied together in a hard
knot, unite them under water and proceed
on the even tenor of her way For this
tnck she practiced long time at her
home, simply untieing her hands after thew
had been secured by a hard and fast knot
once she had become expert in this man
euver the rest was easy.
1t is, indeed, hard for madame TO m
derstand why so many people drown
Wheh' as she says, floating is an especial
arrangement OF providence for mans ben
eft.
Everyone floats naturally" saws she
IF he will just let himself alone and trust
TO the water 10 carry him. l could live on
top of the water, l am sure, as long as
did not become faint through hunger or
thirst But then, / may almost be said Ia
have been born swimming. NV early vears
were all spent on the banks of the WEIGH
sci IN Eastern Prussia, a great fax grow
ing country Here the river frequently over
ilows its banks, flooding the whole region
=
Obliged 10 gather their lax standing IN 10
their necks in water l really cannot re-
member when 1 was not as much at home
in the water as on land"
Alter her marriage TO a Swedish officer
NINE LIHJenstolpe became ambitious r.
take degree at the Royal Association
and went in for the examinations In
order TO secure a professorshtp at this in
stltutlen 1t is necessary to show oneself
a master of twenty-one points One poust
tread water, dive twenty-feet. swim a pre-
seribed course completely dressed even
10 hat. boots and gloves, rescue a drown
ing person-that is to say. a sham vic,ir,
makes himself as heavy, unwieIdv and
difficult to manage in the water as possi-
bic, and is brought safely to shore bv The
candidate, etc. the most difficult of Them
all hand movement. Nine. LiliienstoI,a
TO swim a Swedish mile (6s EngIisb
niles with the plain breast stroke in
stead of the usual professional overhead
movement Nine. Linjenstolpe. however
went beyond the required twenty-one
points, covering twenty-three, twenty-four
being the greatest number ever achieved
by man or woman at the institution
Her phenomenal strength and absolute
fearlessness make learning to swim
royal road to her pupils. One or two
dives i'm her powerful arms and fear is an
nihilated-the alpha and omega of swim
ming. With so adequate a teacher ana n
magnificent poo Costing not lest than $40 :
00O, swimming promises to be one of the
most successful courses in the only ain
letic club for women, as yet in the worla
If anything could add to the ponular,t,,
of the course it would be Nine Tuiian,
stolpe's superb figure and radiant com
plexion, which say everything for bar
mode of living. One might as well 49,,
to dent an iron post as her contracted
muscles, and though confessedly "a va,rs
of age, her complexion sti.I retains ~
bloom of the early twentes. This ham,
combination is. without doubt. due n k
exercise which she never relaxes ana AZ
the strict regime which she observes ",
her diet.
Il never drink tea nor coffee and T.,
deed, take no liquid with my meals W.
have nothing in the way Of hot braa'l.
and coniine ourselves almost exelusi,'s1.,
to rye. Sweets are, of course. debarr,3
and we do not have the supernuit,, ~
dishes usual with American famji,
Good meats, fruit. rye bread and a 49,
table are the chief Of our diet: wholeso,,.,
simple fare, without the sweets. starcbn.
and liquids, whose only office is to fatta,
stiffen and clog" Della Il Davis