Evening star., 1933-06-02
LESSONS OUTLINED
E. FOR SWIM COURSE.
Y. NJ. C. A. Men Will Teach
American Crawl to NoVices
Next Week.

To famiiarize applicants for The
Starry. M c. A. Learn to Swim" course
with methods of instruction to be used
3n the free lessons next week at the
Y. M. c. A. pool, Ralph w. Foster,
physical education director Of the "Y,"
today made public an outline of the six
daily lessons.
The American crawl will be taught
the swimming novices during the week
by the Y. M. G. A. swimming ex-
aminers, Kenneth clayton and Dallas
Shirley, who also are Red Cross life
saving experts. Each non-swirnmer will
be given a lesson day, beginning next
Monday and continuing through Sat-
urdsy.
Registration for the course is mount
ing rapidly, Foster said. Enrolment
will be continued until Monday morn
ing. to take care Of the demand for
this instruction.
Outline of Lessons.
The Learn to Swim" lessons viii be
as follows:
Lesson LIN the first lesson begin
ners are shown that they need have
no fear of the water They duck un-
der, first holding the nose and then
without holding it. The eyes may be
opened while submerged. Beginners
are then shown that by rolling up in
ball and wrapping the arms about the
knees with the head down water will
support them. A float in this position
is known as the "jellyfish" float.
Lesson 1.-THE object of the sec
ond lesson is to teach a coast or glide
across the shallow end of the pool with
out the aid Of either arms or legs. To ac-
complish this, beginners are first taught
to float face downward in horizontal
position. The arms are extended in
front of the head and the legs are
straight. Next the pupil stands at the
side wall of the pool, facing the op-
posite side. One foot is placed upon
the wall, fairly high up and the body,
arms extended over the head, sub
merged by bending at the waist and
hips. A vigorous shove Is given ana
the horizontal float position assumed.
BY this method one may glide as mueh
as 20 feet.
Lesson IIT-The leg thrash Of the
American crawl stroke is taught in the
third lesson. This is practiced with
the body in the horizontal position
taught in the second lesson. The legs
are thrsshed in an upward and down.
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from the thigh, the knees having only
a very slight bend. The leg should be
relaxed from the knee down.
viii Learn Use of Arms.
Lesson IV-Armstroke is the main
feature of this lesson Pupils are shown
how to use the arms in windmill
fashion with bend at the elbow IN
recovery so that the elbow is higher
than the hand all the way through
the stroke. Hands are in a cupped
position. ia
Lesson V-The arm and leg move
ments are combined in the fifth lesson.
Three kicks or thrashes are given 20
each arm stroke. This makes six beats
to each revolution of the arms.
Lesson VIBRATING is now the only
thing needed for a completed crawl
stroke. In any swimming stroke the
breath is inhaled through the mouth
and exhaled through the nose, thus
keeping the air passages free of water.
The crawl breathing is accomplished by
turning the head TO either side (but
not to BOTH, thus bring the mouth out
and enabling one to inhale. The swim
rner exl1ales under water and when the
mouth is brought out on the next stroke
he Is ready for fresh breath.