How to Swim
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491_9781443721837
Contents include: PART I. THE STORY OF MY SWIM TO FAME AND FORTUNE CHAPTER PAGE I THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE WATER 13 II THREE-FOURTHS ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL 20 III SWIMMING A WOMANS SPORT ... 38 PART n. EASY LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS IV PRELIMINARY DRY LAND EXERCISES . 57 V EARLY EXPERIENCES IN THE WATER . 75 VI SIMPLE STROKES TO BE MASTERED FIRST 95 PART HI. HOW EXPERT SWIMMERS ARE MADE VII MERMAIDS TO ORDER 117 Vlll PROFESSIONAL SWIMMING .... 128 IX EFFICIENT LIFE SAVING METHODS . . 148 X WHERE SHALL WE SWIM .... 176 l Hra. V. Fffi ViW, MISS KELLERMANN IN THE HIGH DIVING SCENE PROM A DAUGHTER OF THE X30DS. THE ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON TOWER BY A HUNDRED-FOOT DIVE. vi CONTENTS PART IV. FANCY SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAPTER PAGE XI WATER TRICKS AND WATER SPORTS . 193 XII LEARNING How TO DIVE .... 214 XIII EXPERT AND FANCY DIVING . . . . 244 ILLUSTRATIONS Miss Kellermann in the high diving scene from A Daughter of the Gods. The escape from the prison tower by a hundred foot dive . . Frontispiece PAGE Miss Kellermann as she appeared when winning laurels as the worlds greatest woman swimmer 16 Miss Kellermann combined the romance of mythol ogy with the mystery of the sea in the new aquatic drama 24 Miss Kellermann as she danced before the Sultan in A Daughter of the Gods 32 Beauty of form and grace of action are developed by swimming as by no other sport or exercise . . 40 Suitable tights for professional swimming and ex hibition diving 48 Ideal bathing suit for public beaches where swim ming tights are not permitted 48 Jersey swimming cape for going to and from the water 48 Head dress for the swimmer. A rubber cap beneath the silk bandanna 48 The start of the breast stroke as posed on the beach 64 The second position in the breast stroke .... 64 The third position in the breast stroke .... 64 The third position in the breast stroke as shown from the side 64 A long sleeved swimming jersey or sweater ... 80 Treading water 96 The back stroke 101 Side stroke, under
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