The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-24
SOCIETY WOMEN ARE
FOND Of SWIMMING
More Than 100 Salt Lake
Matrons Enjoy Water
Sport as Exercise.

Swimming as one OF the best exercises
for building the body and muscles ano
for Inducing good health has come te
he recognized for It's true value In sal
Lake The persons who have most re-
Gently adopted swimming as an exercise
and also as sport arc the society wom-
en- Starting with but few members, the
society women's class at the Desere'
gymnasium has increased 10 n enroll
ment at present OF more than 100 mem-
bers
The interest which the women show
In learning TO swim and the enthusiasm
they have for the sport is proof that
they believe swimming will do more for
them in the way OF continuance of health
and as a developer OF the body than any
other exercise.
The classes for society women and
other women who do not attend the
business girls class are conducted at
the Deseret gymnasium every morning
IN the week except Saturday. The wom-
en- are given individual instruction in as
many lessons as 1t takes them to learn
to. swim, under the careful and expert
tutelage OF Miss Marion Westoby. who
has charge Of all womens classes. The
students are first taught TO become ac-
customed to the water ny means OF a
belt device by which they are held on
pended from the ceiling and IS fastened
10 a puly which slides back and forth
Bminary lessons they are taught by the
instructor until they have mastered the
swimming art
The class for business girls is con-
Quoted on Monday and Thursday nights.
and there are more than 200 girls who
either take lessons or enjoy the sport
on these nights. A class for smaller
children is conducted in the morning
hours on different DAYS. On Monday and
Thursday mornings the girls from the
L. D. s. university have a class.
iority OF those who swim at the gymna-
sum are beginners. there are many who
arc expert In the art and who undoubt-
edly could rank With the best women
swimmers in the world as regards either
speed or distance, according TO officials
os the gymna 5iun1. Miss Marion Westoby
was the winner OF silver cup in Salt
Iske two years ago which was offered
IN a competition for excellence In diving
against one OF the world 3 most noted
divers who was appearing AZ local the
prizes at swimming. According TO Miss
Westoby. the short time In which Salt
Lake women learn to swim Is CONNIE nda-
BILE. Speaking OF the work recently, Miss
Wcstoby said
II Is pleasing to note that Salt
Lake women recognize the value Of
earning how 10 swim. Those who
some 10 learn are anxious to master
.he art and In many instances Il
reouires only the minimum number
,f lessons 10 teach the students.
Oftentlmes the desire TO learn 10
swim noticeably lncrca ses and the
'sssss become larger after women
winners or divers have exhibited
Il The local thea ters. Noticing the
sfG;oT sI1Sg IN the PsssagG pss dsSr. OF the
others il stimula ted 10 take advsn-
tsge Of the same exercise.
Swimming has always been ms IA
"orite sport md learned 10 swim
when 7 was little girl In Eng
'and. II Is natural with me and
thoroughly enjoy u. Swimming Is
1ot only excellent as an exercise, but
al times IL may prove of value in case
n accidents In the water The exer-
else is so delightful and invigorat{ng
that II is hard for me TO understand
why everyone IS not eager 10 learn
10 master the snort.