The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
BY KATHERI NE MORTON.
(Copyright, 1904 by II. c McClure.)

through the water while the legs are
being drawn ny and the under arm
thrown forward. While the over-arm
is being extended the legs are being
brought together. The legs begin to
spread when the over-arm has reached
point opposite the shoulder. The
legs open and close simultaneously.
Herin lies some excellent work for
them.
In actual swimming you will prob
ably find that you have a favorite side
on which you achieve the best results
as far as speed is concerned; but on
the plano stool is will be well to change
sides regularly. This stroke can new
er be executed perfectly except In the
water, but you will gain a great deal
from the effort; and in the arm move
ments alone, taken in a standing posi-
ton, will do wonders for the chest
and shoulders. Remember to pull the
lower arm downward toward the hips
when you are beginning The stroke.
Turn the first lessons in diving into
calistechnics. The position for SIM
pie dive is standing erect, hands at
the sides. Bend the legs, extend the
arms behind you and spring forward,
throwing the arms in front of the head
as you do SO. keeping the thumbs to-
gether and the palms downward.
the motions of bending the legs while
you throw the arms backward, straight
ening the legs while you bring the
arms forward. This is an excellent
exercise for the whole body. Hips
and calves benefit by the rapid bending.
/ chest and shoulders gain by the throw
| ing of the arms II you will include
with these motions a bending forward
of the head each lime you dive" the
neck will be given Its chance for devel-
opment.
Marching on the water can be prac-
ticed while you balance on your back
| on the stool. In this way you are
lsupposed to be in a floating position.
| The hands may be crossed under the
head or the arms folded across the
| breast. Bend the knees and draw up
the legs alternately. When you
straighten out the legs. do SO forci-
| bly,. 1t Is this movement which Is
| supposed to propel you in the water.
If the piano stool proves too wobbly.
| undertake this style of swimming on
the floor. The gist of it is that you
are walking while you are lying on
| your back.
Swimming on the back involves
movements very similar to those of
the regulation breast stroke. The
knees are spread farther apart At
the time that this spreading takes
place the arms are extended beyond
the head. When the legs are brought
| together the arms are still held be-
yond the head for an instant.
II you are nervous, try floating on
your couch Stand at the foot of the
couch, your back toward it. Relax
and let yourself fall back slowly.
throwing the arms up over the head
as you do so and filling the lungs with
a deep breath. Extend the legs per-
| fectly straight. The swimmer learns
to keep his lungs partly inflated all
the time while floating. but you should
| inhale and exhale in slow rhythm.
| There Is nothing in the dry-land
swimming lessons which cannot be
applied by the girl who is fortunate
enough to have an outing near the
water.
| Let her heed this warning, howev-
err; it is much easier to overdo swim
ming in the sea than in the house.
il she is nervously ambitious she will
| probably undertake the Trudgeon
stroke, the Australian crawl stroke,
running headers and racing dives all
in one day. The strain upon nerves
and strength is much greater in real
water; there are chances OF chill and
cramp and vertigo when a swimmer Is
tired-beware!