Book/Printed Material Swimming.
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Image 1 of Swimming.- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 3 of Swimming.- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 4 of Swimming.- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 5 of Swimming. S W I M xM I N G BY OMA X.C 2 MARTIN COBBETT. WITH SIXTY ILLUSTRATIONS. NEW YORK: FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY. MDCCCXC.- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 7 of Swimming. CONTENTS OK AFTER VASK I, Introductory i 11. Time and Place 2 III. Floating 4 IV. Parlour Practice 8 V. Artificl^l Aids 12 VI. The Kick 17 VII. The Arm Action 21...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 8 of Swimming.- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 9 of Swimming. SWIMMING CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. Almost every animal except man can swim naturally on finding itself in the water for the first time, and for these reasons its position is nearly, if not...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 10 of Swimming. SWIMMING. prising natatory talent at the first time of asking but these brilUant exceptions are too few and far between to point the moral that swimming comes naturally to man, for if...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 11 of Swimming. TIME AND PLACE. this bathing before breakfast has anything but the invigo- rating effect it is expected to produce. It leaves behind instead a feeUng of lassitude and weariness, which lasts generally...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 12 of Swimming. SWIMMING. free from the objectionable debris which somehow works its way into the river s bed. In pond, river, or canal, assure yourself as to the depth, and beware of holes, weeds,...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 13 of Swimming. FLOATING. the other; but if your friend is already a swimmer, so much the better for you. Having got used to the feel of it, you can satisfy yourself as to the...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 14 of Swimming. SWIMMING. slightly, gradually rising until the tips of your fingers, toes, and knees, and your chest and face will be clear of the water (Fig. 3). The head must be thrown well...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 15 of Swimming. FLOATING. many young athletes, all muscle and sinew, who couldn t for the life of them accomplish this simple feat and it s a very common thing to hear a good swimmer...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 16 of Swimming. SWIMMING. CHAPTER IV. PARLOUR PRACTICE. Military men will tell you that it takes years to produce a perfect soldier, the recruit having to be licked into shape in a probationary period of...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 17 of Swimming. PARLOUR PRACTICE. elbows press against the bottom ribs, while the finger tips, meeting in a supplica- ting attitude, are on a level with the collar- bone (Fig. 6). fg:::;;;:::. 2. Shoot the...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 18 of Swimming. lO SWIMMING. shoulder, elbows stiff, hands at the same angle, fingers together until they are brought opposite the points of the shoulders (Fig. 6), Then relaxing the muscles of the arms, bend...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 19 of Swimming. PARLOUR PRACTICE. (Fig. lo), which comes as near as possible to the attitude assumed by the legs when drawn up for the kick in the water. 2. Spring up from the ball...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 20 of Swimming. 12 SWIMMING. chin. (3) Keeping the elbows bent, straighten and separate the legs (Fig. 12), and then as you bring the feet together, shoot out the arms to the Fig. 12. front,...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 21 of Swimming. ARTIFICIAL AIDS. 13 girdle of webbing at any saddler s shop, some five or six inches wide, which should, by strap and buckle, be fastened round the chest and kept well up...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 22 of Swimming. 14 SWIMMING, 1. Extend both arms to the front to their fullest extent, keeping them on a level with the shoulders, and not allow- ing any part of the hand or arm...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 23 of Swimming. ARTIFICIAL AIDS. 15 the hands inwards as they circle towards the breasts, and as the elbows touch the sides let the tips of the fingers, pointed forwards, come together under the chin,...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 24 of Swimming. i6 SWIMMING. 2. Keeping the feet turned outwards, open the legs as wide as possible with a vigorous kick, which will straighten both knees, the legs sweeping backwards like a pair of...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 25 of Swimming. 17 CHAPTER VI. THE KICK. While the arms and legs alike do their share in the propul- sion of the body, the legs perform by far the most important work, and the...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 26 of Swimming. i8 SWIMMING. -WS on but if you are making your unassisted initiatory essay in the open fresh or salt, you must either grasp the bank or commence in sufficient depth of water...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 27 of Swimming. THE KICK. 19 body (Fig. 18). This and the following diagrams give the positions as seen from above. This action, you will find, will cause you to pull on your hands, the...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 28 of Swimming. SWIMMING. toes should point to the rear (Fig. 21). Don t hump up your back, as you will find a strong inclination to do, and remember that you want to drive the...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 29 of Swimming. THE ARM ACTION, 21 difference between a bowl and a throw in the first the arm being kept rigid, while in the second a certain twist of forearm and wrist gives extra...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 30 of Swimming. 22 SWIMMING. ing conceal the thumbs, the backs of the hands inclining towards each other. When swept backwards in this the head and shoulders at their proper elevation, at the position, they...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 31 of Swimming. THE BREAST STROKE. 23 fullest extent to commence another stroke, they again rest at the old angle of forty-five degrees. To illustrate the motions by diagrams is a somewhat diffi- cult matter;...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 32 of Swimming. 24 SWIMMING. at the same time shooting the hands forwards to their fullest extent (Fig. 28). Now sweep both arms slowly backwards until, completing their segment of a circle, the hands are...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 33 of Swimming. THE BREAST STROKE. 25 come together shoot out the hands (Fig. 30). When they reach their fullest stretch forwards (Fig. 31), turn the thumbs downwards again and complete the arm stroke by...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 34 of Swimming. 26 SWIMMING. turn back and repeat. With a little practice you will find yourself able to take half a dozen arm and leg strokes in succession, and may call yourself a swimmer....- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 35 of Swimming. 27 CHAPTER IX. THE SIDE STROKE. But the breast stroke, useful as it is, has its disadvantages in a long swim, by reason of the tension thrown on the muscles of the...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 36 of Swimming. 28 SWIMMING. and third, the under or left arm draw, which may be de- signated the sustainer. Unlike the frog action adopted in the breast stroke, the Ib. fcr— W r- -33::i:^===^^...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 37 of Swimming. THE ^DE STROKE. 29 front, which gives a little extra reach (Fig. 3.3). On attaining its stretch the palm is quickly turned downward, slightly v./ Fig. 33. hollowed, fingers and thumb compressed,...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 38 of Swimming. 30 SWIMMING. The feathering of the hands is of importance, as you will be enabled to steal them forward into position without catching the water, and thereby reducing your speed by dragging....- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 39 of Swimming. THE SIDE STROKE. 31 takes up its work, and as it approaches the ribs (Fig. 35) the legs are quickly drawn up for a fresh stroke and if Fig. 34 (from above)....- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890
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Image 40 of Swimming. 32 SWIMMING. uppermost shoulder should be visible. If you splash with your feet they are too high, if with your hands the legs are too low. When you have mastered this stroke...- Contributor: Cobbett, Martin
- Date: 1890