The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-22
INTERNATIONAL
s WIN MING
INSTRUCTOR
n. n. cORSAN is COMING HERE
FOR ONE WEEK., HAVING BEEN
SECURED BY THE Y. M. c. A.

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton has secured for one week the
services of H. Fl. Corsan, international
swimming instructor OF the south. He
is also the late swimming instructor
of Toronto University, Canada. He is
the son of G. II. Corsan, International
Y. NJ. c. A. swimming instructor of
America, who has created such a SEN
sation in the swimming world, and
who holds all worlds records for
teaching swimming, having taught
1900 tested non-swimmers to swim in
one month at Brooklyn, n. Y. and New
York Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in 1909. H. H. Corsan teaches by
the wholesale, by his new system.
This is a chance for the people of Pen
sacola to learn to swim. Those So
called expert swimmers who are
drowned never really learned the art.
G. H. Corsan, the international Y NJ.
c. A. swimming instructor who taught
1900 tested non-swimmers to swim in
one month brooklyn, July 1909 has
declared that nothing has contributed
so much to hold the art of swimming
back as the absurd habit of swim
ming instructors teaching the breast
stroke to beginners or, in fact, teach
ing 1t at all. For it is not a life
saving stroke. While it may help the
pupil it is lacking in grace, speed and
simplicity, hygienic value, and destroys
the pupils ability to ever swim fast.
The broad-Stroke-on-the- is the
life saving stroke. The frog kick on
the back is easily delivered but the
same kick delivered while swimming
on the breast is unnatural. The self
taught ragged style swimming con-
dennis swimming as an eXhausting
form of recreation and the man who
holds his breath while combing his
hair will pronounce hair-combing
heavy labor. Learn to breathe cor
rectly, learn to be graceful. Swim
ming strengthens the lungs because
it causes deep breathing. 1t strength
ems the nervous system because it in
duces natural sleep. 1t strengthens
the spine and enlarges the chest be-
cause it causes the head to be thrown
back and the chest out. 1t strength
ems and sets back the pelvic organs
because the body is in motion on the
horizontal plane. All the internal Wis
| cera are assisted in their normal func-
lions. Hence bowel, liver and kidney
trouble disappear. Swimming will
dispel that tired feeling
The following swimming exhibition
will be carried out:
l. Life saving, consisting of tow
ing a nOn-swimmer by four methods
and a demonstration of resuscitating
the apparently drowned by the Scha-
fer method.
2 Crawl arm only.
8. Crawl latest style.
4. Breast stroke
5. Trudgeon stroke
6. Underarm on side.
Z. Side oVerarm stroke
s. Revolving or spiral stroke.
Back Swimming.
8. Single oVerarm on back.
10. Alternate oyerarm.
II. Double overarm.
II. Overlapping overarm.
49, Double alternate.
Fancy Swimming.
IA. Sculling
Is. Swimming backwards.
16. Crab.
II. Feathering.
IS. Bicycle
10. Marching.
20. Seal swimming
81. Spinning.
%. Revolving backwards.
%. Imitation of pOrpOise.
"a Swimming hands and feet
tied.
Mr.. Corsan will be here for one
week and will give swimming lessons
free at the Y. NJ. c. a. Boat Club to
any person over ten years Of age. In
struction will be given both novice
and expert, but MI Corsan comes
especially TO teach those who can not
swim at all or but little. Watch the
papers for more definite information.