The Washington times., 1916-08-31
A. B. C.'s OF
Swimming
Series Of Lessons
By ANNETTE KELLERMANN

r. VERY swimmer. good or bad,
- should be able to tread water.
Treading water 10 one Of the
= most important assests a swim
mer can have. While Its Importance
cannot be overestinated, the method by
which one is able to tread water Is an
easy one. i.
The fact is, there, Is nothing at all
difficult about the art OF swimming. II
should come as second nature to all
OF us. Don't believe that the art of
swimming is something one must. strive
for to gain. No: not by any means. The
only thing to strive for Is perfection in
To be able to tread water means that
at all times you are able to conduct
yourself the same In the water as on
water you can. II In a difficult position.
direct your rescuers and also see when
they approach you how they intend saw
ing you. whereas IL you were swimming
you would hardly be able to do. any
thing but swim about bl!ndly and per-
maps lose your life.
Before entering the water we will have
our usual dry-land lesson. The first
thing to do is to place Yourself beside
hands on the table. keep your elbows
about one foot from the body.
With your hands fiat on the table.
move them rapidly back and forth side
downward. Try to keep your wrists
supple. Keep up this movement until
you understand 1t perfectly.
Then while they are still moving slow
ly raise one foot until the knee touches
the bottom Of the top OF the table
board. Now drop the foot and raise the
| other foot. then reverse and keep up
this movement alternating the move
| ment of the legs while stifl keeping up
the movements OF the hands.
| N n nd hnf
entering deep water try the movement
| In shallow water until the movement OF
the hands Is perfect.
You will notice that your hands are
| pressing down OH the water and that
they are cutting the water sharply
You are now ready to go to deeper
| water.
BE sure tn keep the head well back
and do not worry IL you sink under .ns
| surface. Hold your breath an then you
will find yourself coming up again
After n few little "duckings" you
will secure a balance and from then or
II will not be long before you will bs
able to tread the water with ease.
One most important items is a proper
bathing suit. Please. please do not weai
those awful water overcoats. Those
awkward. unnecessary. lumpy bathlni
suits are all right for few old fossil,
that make you wear them. A sensiDi,
bathing suit that is light and comfort
| able must be worn.
A heavy bathing suit has caused jus,
| as many deaths by drowning as cramps
Members of this class should veal
comfortably bathing suits. especially the
| women. and II YOU stopped any one in
authority you demand an explanation
as to why you cans wear the suit
am certain that there isn't n single
reason under the sun why everybod,
SHOULD not wear light suits and anyone
who tells you that you have to weai
the heavy skirty suits is endangerins
your life.
OF course. I do not ask you to veal
the one-piecc suit but you should al
wear what IL called the two-piece
boys suit. In fact. request you to
wear this kind OF a suit II you wish to
be Mt all safe In the water.
(Tomorrow. Miss Kellermann will
tell something about confidence in ones
: self In the water.)