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48 MANLY EXERCISES
hands a little outwards, and bring them towards the hips with
a steady,regular sweep.
This movement will have two effects. It will support the
body, and it will continue the propulsive force which was just
given by the legs.
Be very careful not to hurry this stroke, and especially not
to shorten it. Beginners generally make six or seven little
strokes, keeping their arms bent during the whole time ; but in
correct swimming the arms should be sent forward to their utmost length, and the hands brought to the hips in a slow, uniform sweep.
. Let this be practiced over and over again, until it is perfectly
learned.
Even at home and on dry land it can be practiced with tolerable success, by lying on a chair in front of a large mirror, and
making the stroke repeatedly until it looks quite exact. About
eighteen or nineteen strokes to the minute is quite fast enough
for all ordinary purposes. In a short race of a hundred yards
or so, the quickness is of course increased, but if we were to
swim a race of one or two miles, we should be content with
eighteen, or at the most twenty, strokes per minute. In ordinary swimming, sixteen is our usual average. Still, we cover
so much water at each stroke, that in the long run we come in
far ahead of more showy swimmers, who wear themselves out
in the first half mile, and then are caught and passed with ease.
A COMMON FAULT.
When swimming on the chest, take particular care to avoid
an error into which the beginner almost invariably falls.
Being extremely anxious to keep the nostrils well above the
surface of the water, the swimmer is apt to press downwards
his hands, so as to raise his head and neck, and often part of
the chest, completely out of the water.
Now, it is scarcely possible to make a worse mistake than
this. By so doing the swimmer actually supports a consider-
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000215 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 48 MANLY EXERCISES hands a little outwards, and bring them towards the hips with a steady,regular sweep. This movement will have two effects. It will support the body, and it will continue the propulsive force which was just given by the legs. Be very careful not to hurry this stroke, and especially not to shorten it. Beginners generally make six or seven little strokes, keeping their arms bent during the whole time ; but in correct swimming the arms should be sent forward to their utmost length, and the hands brought to the hips in a slow, uniform sweep. . Let this be practiced over and over again, until it is perfectly learned. Even at home and on dry land it can be practiced with tolerable success, by lying on a chair in front of a large mirror, and making the stroke repeatedly until it looks quite exact. About eighteen or nineteen strokes to the minute is quite fast enough for all ordinary purposes. In a short race of a hundred yards or so, the quickness is of course increased, but if we were to swim a race of one or two miles, we should be content with eighteen, or at the most twenty, strokes per minute. In ordinary swimming, sixteen is our usual average. Still, we cover so much water at each stroke, that in the long run we come in far ahead of more showy swimmers, who wear themselves out in the first half mile, and then are caught and passed with ease. A COMMON FAULT. When swimming on the chest, take particular care to avoid an error into which the beginner almost invariably falls. Being extremely anxious to keep the nostrils well above the surface of the water, the swimmer is apt to press downwards his hands, so as to raise his head and neck, and often part of the chest, completely out of the water. Now, it is scarcely possible to make a worse mistake than this. By so doing the swimmer actually supports a consider- |
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