The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-12
SWIMAND CROW
BEAUTIFUL, IS
WORD OF COACH
Robertson of Northwestern Offers
Girls Few Hints About At
Effectiveness.


ming as an exercise, less cosmetics
would be necessary to retain her
beauty.
To support his theory. Coach
Robinson today cited long list
of famous women from Venus down
to Mary Garden and Annette kel-
herman.
Natural beauty of features goes
with a well rounded, perfectly de-
veloped body, he said. The aver
age so-called beautiful face seen
on the streets will not stand the
test of swimming, water being IA
tai to milad's makeup.
A well developed, slender waist
line is a requisite in beauty, Rob
inson said, and swimming will
bring about this without the aid OF
any bOresome setting up exercises
or other gymnasium work.
If girls wish to obtain graceful
ness and conquer being awkward,
diving is the thing, Robinson said.
"If you wish to become beauti-
full, swim and swim systematical-
ly," said Coach Robinson. He has
been successful in developing
championship swimming teams.
Under his guidance, Northwestern
has won 35 out of Al dual meets
and six conference championships
in II years. He has had hundreds
of women and children in his
classes and watched them develop
physical and facial beauty.
When We speak of the wonder
full beauty of Venus, we are admir-
ing the perfect physical lines as
well as the facial features" Rob-
inson said In a beauty contest
the judges take into consideration
height, weight, correct posture and
well-shaped hands and feet and
good general development A
beautiful face is usually the result
of beautiful, well-rOunded body.
Mere facial beauty so often seen
on the street is the result OF much
painstaking camoufiaging with
powder and paint This worldly
beauty is very easily erased by a
dip in the pool or surf
A hollow chest is a very good
sign of Acknowledgment and
tends to mar the physical charm of
a girl, no matter how attractive and
beautiful she may otherwise be- To
correct this failing, then. l advise
the breast stroke, because the out
ward movements used are excellent
for developing a full chest. erect
shoulders and a straight back. AS
respiration is required with each
stroke. one develops regular
breathing which is not forgotten
Immediately after the swimming
exercise is concluded.
Swimming is a good weight re-
Queer as well as a weight devel-
opcr. A slender waist line is a
requisite in beauty. and swimming
will bring about this result with
out the aid of any boresome set
ting up exercises as one must per
form in gymnasium. In other
words, We have but to perform the
act Of swimming correctly. which
is a good amusement and a pleas
ure, and physical perfection is
brought about incidentally. Swim
ming has the advantage over other
athletics in that one is being water
cooled and does not have to be
bothered with the intense heat
which accompanies other forms of
athletics
ITO attain the best results, swim
ming should begin in childhood
The child who learns to swim when
but a few years of age is sure to
develop all parts OF the body equal
". Annette kellerman. called one
Of the most perfectly formed wom-
en- in the world. has been a swim
mer most of her life, and attributes
her form partly to regular swim
ming. She still swims systematic
oily in order to retain her attrac-
tiveness. Mary Garden, director of
the Chicago Opera company, re-
Gently made the statement that she
swan a mile a day during the last
summer at Monte Carlo This was
done to keep in a healttful condi-
ton. Our leading stars in movie
land take their daily dip and the
result is that they are healthy
beautiful and have well-rOundGd
in every part of the body.
The position OF the body in tic
water is one of the most difficult
parts to learn in swimming. All
swimming is done in a suspended
position with the water acting as
The sole support, and as this posi-
tlon IS different from that used in
other athletic activities, it is hard
TOT the beginner to become adjust
ed TO IT. In swimming for speed il
IS necessary to obtain the coordin-
atlon OF the arms and legs, and as
the swimmer is taught this in the
beginning. it becomes natural to
adjust ones breathing to the move
ments of the. limbs.
Fancy diving is q Yerv. good NAV
in which TO develop agility. In fact
IL requires more quick movements
than almost any other sport If
you wish to conquer the habit of
being awkward, girls. get in the
swimming pool and learn to dive
Three sessions weekly of from 30
to 40 minutes each are sufficient to
give one necessary amount of
exercise. Staying in the water too
long must be guarded against. for
the strength of the body and the
heat units will be drained. Swim
ming should not be INDUCED in
when water is colder than SIS de-
grees Before entering the poo!
one should take a shower and fin
ish off at about 20 degrees. Take
several deep breaths before enter
ing the water, and in this manner
the circulation will be stimulated. |
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