The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
HOW TO BECOME A
GOOD SWIMMER
The Style Of Stroke 10 Of More
importance Than
Strength.
"cRAWL" ls THE FASTEST
The DOG PsdAs- ~ Our Md psys
10 Nov cessissvsd ~ the hardest
ssd Sts~sse Msthed
10 uss.
"cRAWL" - THE FASTEST


expert swimmer surging through the
water, making AZ much pother a. q
sh~ovei-nosed yacht. the more impres-
ssonable exclaim. What mAgniAcsnt
muscles he hast"
but strength does nox Win aiene- The
styie OF stroke also has something TO
\ do with the success Of = Swtmmer- For
example. q new stroke. which 10 SAID
To produce grcater speed than any seh-
~. has recently = introduced at the
New Athletic club by Gus Sund-
strom- the swimming expert IL N
eptiy. or insptly- according tn ones
point OF view. called the crawl The
stroke apparently originated In Aus
traiia Its introduction m New Yerk-
according TO Mr. sundstroul came
about In this way.
We have every ysnr m February m
thu swimming pool % the Nav York
Athletic ctub match with the Bnook-
n club OF Boston. Last year thux
beat us four out OF the six events. s0 L
began To study up ea The crawl. u
practiced In the tank when no one was
around, and when I Was certain that L
eenid make "A second better time in
twenty-five yards with u thar L had
Gone before l invited q nnmber OF peo-
Die To come and watch me. I hadIt them,
time me. n I ala the d1stance. In II IS
seaonds The worlds record is II. ilsscc--
ouds. OF course. hat record. doesniti
1AA4t0 tOI the NtfUNkUtUtEH MtfF MOI
officiai. Well. I taught some OF tho
swtmmers the crawl and wa hnd
something up' our sleeves when we met.
che BrDokiine men his year. Euur. OF
cur men had done i2:1-6 secondHao or bet
or In prautice with the new stroke.
when the match came on we. won
everything. In tina 20O-yard relay race
we beat the record made by Inc. Brook
une team tho year before. by seven secA-
ouds."
iuzptiy Nsmsd.
u Will therefore be seen TINT the
stroke called the crawl 10 inapfIy
named from the point OF view OF speed.
Judging frDm MI. Sundstrom's. tostit-
mony. the men who use a. tmvell
through the water like motor boats.
The stroke. " waggling tho feet and
pawtng the water constitute n stroke.
certainly suggests crawling In appear
ance. and rom this point OF view IL is-
rightly named. In the crawl the
feet ARE moved backward and forward
upon the ankles AZ hinges, no feet
moving alternately and an fast aa pos
sibie. In the arms, circular or conttn-
uouR movement has been developed.
Up to the time OF the discovery OF the
crawl the only movements developed
for he legs In swimming were the
troglike spasmodic Kick and variations.
In the crawl the legs lie stretched
astern. with n movement above the
NEE and little above n ankle.
TEe arm movement OF the crawl In
n modification OF the well known ''trld-
geon." or double overarm stroke. In
stead. however. OF throwing the arms
forward OUT OF the water alternately to
the full length. the arms are crooked
until they suggest the piucked wings OF
n chicken. and dipped smartly almost
In o OF the ace. They are dipped
as rapidly as the swimmer can bring
IL f9aAVNs fnwNesnEN eRnNwa ehn AANAh - eAA
stroke and Without regard tn the. move
ment OF the feet other arm strokes
can also be used with the crawl" fout
movement Mr.. Sundstrom has devised
n combination which he calls b
windmill" With the waggling. feet
he combines the "trudgeon" swimming.
or his back. He says he ecures. yet
greater speed with this. The value OF
crawl lies In he fact that n
throws the body on top OF the water
ind thus reduces resistance.
The Continuous Motian.
The tendency In swimming for speed
In this country appears hn be- towardl
securing an even. continuous move
ment. the limbs alternating In such a
why that there is no cessation az prog
resa. In Germany swimming seems to
have taken tha opposite direction. In
thai country all the limbs are moved
simultaneously. Between the violent
kick and tina simultaneous push wiah
the arms ON thR water. the body almost
loses hcadwsY. and must be set In mor
ton again with the next stroke. This
method II said 10 be easier man the conr-
tinuons movement OF the American
swimmer. as there II a osnen az rest
between strokes.
In both countries the aim a the
swimmer Who desires Hpeed IN 10 get Rs
much Of his body out a. h water ms
possible. For the same reason a ractng
yacht In built with a shallow under
body. In order TO reduce the resistance.
The overarm strokes. IN which the
arms are lifted above the water before
the swimmer catches the wave for the
next stroke. accomplish this purpose.
For this reason the simple and easy
breast stroke. which In the FIRST step
away from the timid youths dog pad
de produces the least speed. In the
breast, or chest. stroke one swims after
the manner OF the frog. IL IL easiest
for the beginner. because more of the
body In submerged. Speed with this
stroke In difficult also for other rea-
aons. The leg motion h not entirely
-satural. The side arm stroke In bet
ter for speed. because In this the legs
are closed together like a pair OF scis-
sors and the muscles used la walking
Nre brought into play.
The "rrudseon."
There are several strokes for the
arms. There In the sid arm stroke.
with the body OH edge. In this the
arms are swept backward alternately
en- front of the body. the legs are then
brought back tn the beginning through
the water. One may swim with either
side up I'm this stroke. Then there Is
the overarm side stroke. This In the
same. except that the upper arm In
reached out ahead over the water when
recovering for the succeeding stroke.
And last. but not least. In the "trud-
geon." The 'trudgeon" suggests a
windmill. In this stroke both arms are
brought forward over the water In The
recovery. the o h being taken alter
nately. when swimming In this fash
ION the body writhes through the wa
ter, turning from side TO side. ~ the
frog kick IN used by most experts. IL
is a stroke that produces speed. For
long distance swimming the side arm
stroke In the favorite. For short dis
lance the "trudgeon." with slight modi-
fcations co suit individuals. has gener-
Iauv haan considered the fastest. hut