Swimming scientifically taught

Treading water is a very useful and necessary adjunct to swimming, especially so to the person who either falls overboard or goes to the rescue of a drowning person, or when try...

It may seem odd to the beginner (and to a great many proficient swimmers, for that matter) that in teaching swimming by the Dalton system, I always begin by having pupils swim f...

Water polo has become one of the most popular and fascinating of all water sports. It can be indulged in by very good swimmers only. It affords abundant opportunity for the exhi...

To be suddenly seized with cramps is a thing liable to happen to most expert swimmers; it is caused by various reasons--staying too long in the water and getting chilled, going...

That all persons ought to know how to safeguard themselves when in deep water is becoming more and more recognized as time passes. While swimming is probably the oldest pastime...

Frank Eugen Dalton _Frontispiece_ Fig. 1. The Back Stroke--First Arm Movement 29 Fig. 2. The Back Stroke--Second Arm Movement 30 Fig. 3. The Back Stroke--Third Arm Movement 31 F...

TREADING WATER 81 FLOATING 84 DIVING 89 SWIMMING LIKE A DOG 106 PLUNGING 107 SCULLING 109 SWIMMING BACKWARD ON THE CHEST 110 THE WASHING TUB 112 THE PROPELLER 113 THE TORPEDO 11...