The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24

BL L DE B. HANDLEY.


" HE term speed stroke" is used be-
cause II has come TO be generally
adopted. but II should really have
no place in the vocabulary OF swim
ming. The trudgeon and crawl-at
present the only ones to place under
the heading-are by no means purely
racing strokes They are good. service
able. all round styles OF natation.
marking the latest discoveries in the
art Of swimming and representing to
US nothing more nor less than did tho
breast stroke to swimmers Of a couple
of centuries back.
The goal before students OF the
stroke Is the finding OF a set Of move
ments that VIII enable US to take ad-
vantage OF the forces at our disposal
and obtain without loss OF power, the
greatest efficiency both in speed and
endurance. No stroke can be called
successful until IL has proved its SUI
periority, both In the sprinting and the
distance. This the truducon and the
crawl have accomplished. Daniels used
the crawl in establishing his wonder
tul lOO-yard worlds record Of 55 2-5
seconds and Handy used Il all three
times ne captured the ten-mile ANA
teur Championship OF the Mississippi
river Goodwin swan the trudgeon in
breaking the thlrteen-mile record from
the Battery to Coney Island. and many
OF our good sprinters still cling to it
IL Is therefore evident that neither is
too eNhausting even for the weakest
man TO adopt While Il is not diff
- " hAuHttE the speed strokes.
instructor Is necessary. if-teachinR is
possible, but not quite satisfactory.
The TrudgeOn Stroke.
The trudgeon is a combination Of n
eoubie overland arm stroke with a leg
drive known as the scissor kick The
body - field flat on the water with
arms extended along the surface abovs
the head. and legs straight and close
together, toes pointing downward nv
noting the position assumed by pIunE-
ers Tor distance, the novice viii seq
how the correct balance is estabiisbcd
In starting the stroke, the body rolls
gently so as TO allow the month to he
brought above the surface for breath.
by a slight sideways twist OF the head
Inc arms work alternately. catching
tne water elbow up. and hand slightly
BENT down. The power is applied from
tne very start, and the pressure is not
eased until the hand touches the thigh.
when the elbow is bent. the arm raised
above water and carried clear Of IT to
the original position.
For the scissors kick, the legs are
opened very slowly by moving the m
per one forward a few inches. STRAIGHT
out with muscles relaxed. and bendiDg
the under one to a kneeling position.
They are snapped together win force
until the feet have just passed each
other. 0@Oh
Correct breathing IS an essentia,
feature Of the trudgeon. Air is inhaled
through the mouth while the ,,n-o-
arm is sweeping down. ana exbsiod
while it RECEIVERS. one must have 80
to make both intake and OUTPUT Ions
and slow. 40"s
In the proper timing OF the no,,e-
nents lies the secret OF success in
swimming the trudgeon. The upper
arm goes first and one inhales throtirb-
OUT It's downward trend: under arm
catches as upper one IS about to finish
Lees are opened as the upper arm is |
about three-quarters down ana fbc--
are swung together Just before - |
reaches the thigh. ~
. 1t is advisable to practise the ale
tesent parts Of the trudgeon separafei,,
1etore attempting the entire stroke |
.seaIn 70 breathe. first by lying fIaf
on the water, face down ana retfine
used 10 inhale by n twist OF fbe bcaf 4
then turning head down ana eVbaft.l.
under water through the nosfriis Na-s
practise the kick alone. and end with
me arm movements When All tire
paIts nave been familiar run thor, a. i
eosetner. going very slowly ,rifb,.,.
any attempt TO make speed ana pavfng
close attention TO form. ms
Embraces Several Strokes.
The name Of crawl no longer stands
Tor one particular stroke. 1t en-
braces several ramifications of the
original which are sufficiently apart
10 each merit the classification of Il
type. True. the lines of demarcat ton
drawn. and Il will take time to sep |
arate them completely. but the salient
points show sufficient diSsim ilarity to
them. and half n dozen
may be put down as typical strokes
First 10 be mentioned Is the original
New South Wales and generally known