The Washington times., 1932-07-11
LEARN-TO-SW|N|
! WEEK OPENED
IN q POOLS

The process Of "waterproofine
washingtonians" got under way
today with beginners swimming
classes in each of the 81 pools
of the city cooperating in the
s'learn to swim week"
The Airport pool has an early
morning class at 1880 a. M. fol
adults who wish to enjoy theii
plunges before business hours
It also has another mixed class
for adults at $50 p. m, cnll
dren's class at IL a. m. and a
class for women at 3 p. m.
With late registrations coming
IN. many of the pools waited to
arrange class schedules until
later today. The following class
hours have been announced:
Glass Hours Listed
Central Y. M. c. A.-Men'S
classes at 10 a. M. 4:45, $50, 6
$50, 8 and $3.50 p. m. The boys
department will have classes
each half-hour from 2 to 4:3C
p. m.
Y. w. c. A.-Women, II a. m
and 9 p. M; children, 1880, 2
: and 4 p. m. Boys under 10 can
join classes at the Y. w. c. A
The only fee is the regular Y
w. c. A. health examination for
81.
Catholic University-Men at 10
=. m. Monday. Wednesday and
Friday; women at 10 a. m. Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
The Mckinley pool, which is
typical of the U. s. park pools
viii have it's free classes for boys
and girls daily at 10:30, and foI
adults daily at IL q. m.
Classes i'm Groups
In the free pools of the public
Fairgrounds system the learners
classes will conform to the groups
Esing the pools so as not to
change the present schedules.
At Dunbar High School the
boys class meets from 3 to 4 p
M, girls from 4 to 5 p. m, women
from to p. m. and men from
6 to p. m.
The Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A
pool has classes for women and
girls from II a. m. to IL noon and
from 6 to s p. m. daily. Mems
classes are from / to 2 p. m. and
from 8 to 10 p. m. Glasses fol
boys are from 9 to II a. m. and
from 2 to 5 p. m. daily.
The following 81 pools are CO
operating in the "waterproofing'
activities:
Cooperative Pools
For whites: Airport, Ambassa
door Hotel, Catholic University
Central High School, Central Y
M. C. A., Chevy Chase, George
town Playground, Glen Echo
Jewish Community Center, Nc
Kinley, Municipal, Rosedale Play
ground, Shoreham Hotel, Ward
man Park Hotel and Y. w. G. A
For colored: Dunbar High
School, Francis, Howard Play
ground, Howard University, Su
burban Gardens and Twelfth
Street Y. M. c. A.
In addition all the summer
camps conducted by Washington
welfare agencies are in close har
mony with the campaign anC
!. will carry on the rest Of the
summer.
Commodore w. z. Longfellow
Of the American Red Cross, whc
is actively directing the "learr
to swim week" in the District
said today that hundreds oi
mothers and fathers are taking
coupons clipped from The Wash
ington Times to the 21 pools.
While many of the pools are
open air baths, Commodore Long
fellow said that there are m1Gny
indoor pools for those who feal
too much sun or inclement
weather.
Learning to Breathe
Commodore Longfellow gave
the following tip to candidates in
the learn to swim" campaign to.
day:
"The only difference between
an Olympics swimming cham
piOn and other swimmers is
that the champion has mastered
the art Of breathing.
Swimming is 80 per cent
confidence and One-haIf Of /
per cent breathing. The begin.
ner~ must get acquainted with
the water and learn mot to be
thrown off balance upon taking
o stroke.
Learn to breathe, inhaling
through the mouth and exhal-
ing through the nOse."