| Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES learn to swim each summer we read ot of the tragic lahs ot of many of 0 our young peo PI plew awn nine I 1 ng all due to the tact fact t that 01 ached aked the ability to swim an all accomplishment so simple and easy to learn yet one that la Is tilled filled with trend tor for ninny many a beginner swimming Is the most healthful ot of all sports one which developed dev elopes the body and promotes physical endurance it is a pleasure e sport and a safety factor for anyone who might chance to be in deep water sometime during their lifetime everyone should know liow low to swim and anyone who already knows how may improve style and speed with a few hours practice speed depends upon style coordination strength arid and endurance every man in the U S navy must learn to be a good swimmer the at the training station m must u st qualify before he can go aboard ship beginning this week and next week we will run a series of inseal ments on the different methods of swimming as taught in the U S navy requirements all that anyone needs in order to know how to swim is fair health normal mentality coordination and confidence by tar far the most important is confidence the beginner must have confidence in the water to support him and he must have confidence in himself to get his feet on terra firma any time lie he chooses lie he also must have confidence in his method THE DOG PADDLE this is the stroke chien may be learned most quickly this is true sirapi because it is most natural can you c camb a ladder nil all there is to it the dog faddia is the same action exactly excel that you yen are lying on oa bour our stomach in ill water and instead of 0 having to look loik tor for the store of the ladder to pull on with bour nur hands arid and rush against with your you r feet you simply pull the water back with your hands and push it back with your feet your left hand and I 1 left led leg work together while your 10 ki hand arid and right leg work at the time almo keep your fingers together with the thumbs thum bs against your forefingers slightly cup your entire hand THE SIDE STROKE this stroke Is a little attle more difficult to learn than the dog paddle but since confidence Is essential to tile the beginner it Is well that the would be swimmer has a certain amount of faith in his dog paddle this helps to relieve his mind of 0 the tear fear of swallowing water and therefore greatly aids in his progress lie on you right side grasping the side of the tank with both hands the right hand should be lower than the left be sure you are well on your right side now 1 come to a full knee bend position with both legs arid and thighs 2 thrust the legs and thighs in a position like that of a dancer doing a full split 3 close the legs fully extended in ia a long sweep to an erect or straight position tile the legs and feet finish together toes pointed when this movement is mastered at the side of the tank shove oft off lying on your side with your head under water take one good scissors back try it again taking two or three kicks this Is a powerful kick which propels one through the water with fair speed to learn the arm movements stand upright in the water about chest deep stand with your feet eel about twenty inches apart hold both hands in front ot of your chest cheat palms do down wn the right just above arid and over the left hand now stream line the right liand hand reaching toward the right as far as possible at tile the same time the left hand Is PULLED across and away from tho the body to waid the die left keep the hands under water now pull hard with tile the right hand in toward the chest at the same time streamlining the left and bringing it to the same position the starting position just under the ight liand land now go through your scissors kick gradually working your arm movement in with it the legs leg s are arc opened as tile the upper arm starts down and snapped ed powerfully together as it finishes the right hand works oppositely lie low in the water take your time and make a pillow of the water ou on which to rest your head the swimmer may lie on either side lie he chooses although the right side Is better since it relieves the heart of an added amount of pressure now shove ott off from the side all alone with your face in the take about two strokes then come to a stand increase the number of strokes as well as the effectiveness until you are able to swim the side stroke with your face partly out of water the most common fault ot of the beginner here Is to work too fast coast tor for a few feet after each stroke next week we will take up the breast stroke and the american crawl A certain navy gun captain wai waa home by the stove dozing peacefully the door came open and the flames dames shot out fire shouted his wife 0 the gt gun 11 1 captain leaped to his feet grabbed the cat shoved it in the stove slammed the door shut opened the draft and shouted up the stove pipe ready two miss vera purnell of canada who has been visiting at the wells starley home tor for several weeks Is in salt lake city now visiting an aunt prior to her return to tier her home air ray arid and mr and al mrs rs lawrence davies of provo drove to los angeles lust last saturday mr and mrs airs davies remained tor for a wk week but mr air returned tuesday bringing his mother mrs joseph and ills his sister mrs airs mcintosh of mt alt pleasant ile he took them on to their home the same day mrs airs went to california last fall to visit a daughter she tell fell and broke her leg ajust before christmas christinas and was in a hospital tor for months she is much better now however and stood the trip home just fine mrs airs mori moosen sen has her little nelce neice carol ann with her while the davis are in california miss alice christensen Chrls of nellit visited here for a few days the first of tile the week miss joy black made a trip to salt lake city sunday returning tuesday joy Is spending most of the summer here with her sister mrs airs henry hanson mrs airs may alay ogle and her son and daughter of 0 los angeles Aa geles have been spending the past two weeks with mr air and mrs airs horace day and other i relatives ela tives in fill fillmore met moie e mrs airs ogle was formerly miss may day mr air arid and mrs wendell fates fales of 0 westwood calif are spending tell tea days with mrs airs fates fales parents mr air and mrs airs andrew christensen miss bessie warner is leaving today tor for vernal where she will spend several days as the gueft of 0 mr air and mrs airs vivian turner mr air and mrs airs brown sanford and daughter shirley returned retained to their home in los angeles sunday after visiting in utah fur for several days mrs airs wanda hut huff and miss aliss beth partridge went to california with them mrs airs hutt huff to spend a week and beth to return home about the mr air and mrs airs milton melville visited braces zion and grand canyons recently they made the trip with friends from rom salt lake city |
