Show Japanese Double Arm Pull Illustrated for Students S t 0 A i 41 S 5 S 5 7 Olive Olivo McKean shows 5 the double arm pull used by Japanese swimmers 5 The left arm still Is pulling when the right starts the pull in front of at the tho head EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE NOTE This This is the ot a series of ot nine articles by Ray Daughters No 1 American swimming coach on How Champions Swim It is offered in connection with The Telegram American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross learn to swim campaign 1 By RAY KAY DAUGHTERS Much time and effort have been spent by bysom some somO critics in explaining the tho difference between tho the American Amerlean Amer cr lean ican and Japanese crawl strokes In execution they thOy are almost iden iden- The difference lies in the arm stroke timing with perhaps a looser a-looser leg Jeg whip depending on the indi Ind- vidual I Tho The Japanese swimmers' swimmers chief physical characteristics characteristic are arc short b bodies dies short arms and abnormally powerful po legs American swimmers are ares blessed with a longer rea reach h b but f the Japanese Japanese- Tapan se have hav taken the th-e str stroke he apart and overcome theIrl their l lack of lck-of of reach by the tho what practically is a double arm pull B By pausing the the- arm in inthe S the catch ceh position in front of the head almost lm st until the arm on the opposite side jo Joins s' s its if it thy they have acquired a su- su su superior perlor driving pow power r. r The paused arm armor or or first arm pulls through gh until sUg slightly past the shoulder before belore the sec second nd arm starts pulling puUing When the recovery recovery- of ot the tho first arm is completed the second arm armIs armIs armis is Is- pUl pulling ing through ab about ut even ve with tho the shoulders A highly perfected ted and powerful leg dri drive c makes this stroke practical In the past American erl a swimmers have kept each arm pull separate depending on an evenly divided pull follow through and recovery for each arm If It one will wm pardon the constant reference to my own champion Jack Medica this boy uses the Japanese Japanese Jap Tap anese style of arm ann stroke timing only for an yard BOO or more pace It has been discovered that the American can type of arm stroking is best suited Bulted to increase speed d and for shorter shorter- distances ll Next training |