The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-01
EXPERT SWIM ER
FOR THE Y. NJ. G. A.

The Young Mems Christian association |
has secured for one week the service of
II. Fl. corsan, international swimming In
structor of the south. He was also the
late swimming instructor of Toronto uni
versity, Canada. He is the son of G.
II. Corsan. international Y. NJ. c. A.
swimming instructor of America. who
has created such a sensation in the swim
ming world and who holds all worlds
records for teaching swimming, having
taught 1900 tested non-swimmers to swim
in one month at Brooklyn and New York
Young Mems Christian associations in
1909. II. III. Corsan teaches by the whole
sale by his new system. This is a
chance for the boys of Birmingham to
learn to swim. Those so-called expert
swimmers who are drowned never really
learned the art. c. II. Corsan, the inter-
national Y. NJ. C. A. swimmer 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 swimming
instructors teaching the breast stroke to
Il,
For it is not 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
back 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 condemns
swimming as an exhausting form of recre-
alton, and the man who holds his breath
while combing his hair will pronounce
heir-combng a heavy labor. Learn to
breathe correctly, learn to be graceful.
Swimming strengthens the lungs because
| 1t causes deep breathing. 1t strength
ems the nervous system because 1t in
| duces natural sleep. 1t strengthens the
spine and enlarges the chest, because it
| causes the head to be thrown back and
the chest out. 1t strengthens and sets
back the pelvic organs because the body
| is In motion ON the horizontal plane. All
the Internal visera are assisted in their
normal functions. Hence bowel, kidney
and liver trouble disappear. Swimming
will dispel that tired feeling.
The following swimming exhibition will
be carried out:
Life saving, consisting of towing a
non-swinmer by four methods and a
demonstration of resuscitating the APP
parently drowned by the Schafer method.
Crawl arm only.
Crawl latest style.
Breast stroke
Trudseon stroke.
Underarm on side.
Side overarm stroke.
Revolving or spiral stroke.
BACK SWIMMING.
Single overarm on back.
Alternate 0verarm
Double overarm.
Overlapping overarm.
| Double alternate.
FANCY SWIMMING.
Swimming backward.
Crab.
Feathering.
Bicycle. /.
Marching,
Seal swimming. ~ s7F<5s51
Spinning. .t.tst .#
Revolving backward.
Imitation Of porpoise.
Swimming hands and feet tied,
Mr.. Ccrsan will be here for one week
and wilL<give swimming lessons free at
the Y. n c. A. to any person over 10
years of ago.
Instruction will be given both novice
and expert, but Mr.. Corsan comes es
pecially to teach those who cannot swim
a. all or but little. More definite informa-
ton will be given later