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WITHOUT A MASTER. 51
stroke is to try in how few strokes a given distance can be
traversed.
In connection with the ordinary breast stroke we must mention one very important point, namely, the manner ot taking
breath. If the swimmer lies, as he should lie, as low as possible in the water, he will find that at each stroke th water reach,,
es to his lips, and will sometimes curl even over his nostrils.
If, therefore, he were to take an inspiration while he is mailing the stroke, he would immediately draw some water in to. nis
lungs, and the result would be that he would begin to choke
and to cough, and would probably sink.
But, if he makes a habit of expelling the air from kis lung.'?
as he makes the stroke, he need fear no danger of the kind, for
the expelled air will drive away the water, and even if his nostrils should be covered, they would not take in one slight drop.
It naturally follows that the proper time to take breath is while
the arms are just beginning to make the stroke, and when the
force of the leg-stroke is almost expended.
Whilst we are on this point, we will just mention two cases
in which it is extremely difficult to manage the breath. One
is, when the swimmer is bathing in the sea, and when the wind
has suddenly chopped round, as to knock up a cross sea.
We know nothing so worrying as a cross sea. There is no
possibility of calculating upon it. All seems to be going on
right, there is a nice smooth piece of water which seems as if
it would last at least three strokes; suddenly up starts a watery hillock from the smooth green surface, its top becomes
whitened with foam like the neck of a champagne bottle, and
the wind picks off the foam and dashes it in the swimmer's
face, stinging him as if every drop of wafer were a birch twig.
Then, just as the bather has revived from the sudden blows,
and is trying to get a quiet bath, one of the regular waves,comes
rolling up, dashes in a solid mass over his head, and entirely
disconcerts his projects.
We have swum m many a sea when the surface was as smooth
as a mirror, and when it was rolling in huge mountain masses.
But we never felt nervous about ourselves except on one occa-
| 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 | 00000218 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | WITHOUT A MASTER. 51 stroke is to try in how few strokes a given distance can be traversed. In connection with the ordinary breast stroke we must mention one very important point, namely, the manner ot taking breath. If the swimmer lies, as he should lie, as low as possible in the water, he will find that at each stroke th water reach,, es to his lips, and will sometimes curl even over his nostrils. If, therefore, he were to take an inspiration while he is mailing the stroke, he would immediately draw some water in to. nis lungs, and the result would be that he would begin to choke and to cough, and would probably sink. But, if he makes a habit of expelling the air from kis lung.'? as he makes the stroke, he need fear no danger of the kind, for the expelled air will drive away the water, and even if his nostrils should be covered, they would not take in one slight drop. It naturally follows that the proper time to take breath is while the arms are just beginning to make the stroke, and when the force of the leg-stroke is almost expended. Whilst we are on this point, we will just mention two cases in which it is extremely difficult to manage the breath. One is, when the swimmer is bathing in the sea, and when the wind has suddenly chopped round, as to knock up a cross sea. We know nothing so worrying as a cross sea. There is no possibility of calculating upon it. All seems to be going on right, there is a nice smooth piece of water which seems as if it would last at least three strokes; suddenly up starts a watery hillock from the smooth green surface, its top becomes whitened with foam like the neck of a champagne bottle, and the wind picks off the foam and dashes it in the swimmer's face, stinging him as if every drop of wafer were a birch twig. Then, just as the bather has revived from the sudden blows, and is trying to get a quiet bath, one of the regular waves,comes rolling up, dashes in a solid mass over his head, and entirely disconcerts his projects. We have swum m many a sea when the surface was as smooth as a mirror, and when it was rolling in huge mountain masses. But we never felt nervous about ourselves except on one occa- |
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