Show h Learn Lean How Hew T To 0 Swim In Forty Fotty Minutes OVERCOMING FEAR OF mm WATER is FIRST BEST I I THING TO MASTER AND THIS EXPERT TELLS NOVICES HOW IT IS DONE I f AJ f I By L LYBA M SHEFFIELD j 1 Director of Swimming University o of California Summer Sumner Session I I I FIRST OVERCOMING ARTICLE ARTICLE OVERCOMING FEAR tL 17 W r a w t If R Rr d I r 4 J UA HI 11 l 1 ev CAN eA FRANCISCO CISCO July 1 Sl 1 c Every er ear hundreds of ot per persons persons il ons I Ls a the best of oC summer sports sports- sports because because they ne er f learned D to S swim They speak of or swimming as some ome lort orr of oC higher education that an an only be gained trained by a J long lone and Hs foundation of oC preparatory work Bork 1 started early In life l E wron wrong Any person applying ap- ap ap apply plying ply Ing sincerely and adhering ing mg to certain fundamental rules uan In learn to swim in 40 minutes Of course ho he will not be bo fancy taney laer er or world record contender to 11 that time but be will bo be able to to keep kep himself afloat and to pro pro- propel pro propel pel el tho the length ot of an ay tank tank- Progress from this point Is a 0 matter of ot rear is the bogey that keeps litany out of the water So first you must overcome this It can be bo e done at home IEH I LY The water Is very ery friendly andl tIll do overy everything thing In its power to tolt tp lt p you vou OU afloat if IC you ou will en- en co rote Ith it Always AJ ays bear this tOI In mind Then rhen practice getting petting your our face foco Under lInder water the water the dread of oC many a al roslee This Is h done with the aid of a large bowl boI bo I of oC water rut rill the bowl nearly full take taketo I to t deep dorp breath and plunge your our face under the tho water Hod your no nose If IC you want ant to Stay under I necessity forces you to come up for tor air Repeat this until you youfe ou fe 1 1 I quite at ot ho borne e under water WLter Now Ko-a try the tame same thing with with- without with out holding the nose and with the cy s 's open At the beginning do donot donot not attempt to stay under mOre than about five fire seconds Repeat the time Under until lone done with ease and naturally y a t A Ai At i t e k M M Remember while doing this that the f for r swim mlle swimmers ST IID mers Isa Is A a deep slow Inh 1 the mouth and a 3 a rapid the nose noe no e J The Thelast he heIa last Ia t bit of air always alway should he be haled chose above the water It If referable yu e cdo practice hits by standing In the rui ani I pool fool grasping the rilling r and ond sab- sab sub submerging merging your head LUARY BU j After you hav have hava o fear a ld mastered corre correct corret t un 1 un under tier der water you are ready to 10 leuin n nI I nance You can i t ever evir r pert pert unless s you o io o StAnd In the poo pool and grasp th the ther r or some other support n bleh Is about the level lesel of If the waters water's e i Ace keeping keep Extend one foot toot b Bard ard keep keep- ing In- Inthe the leg s straight stra until it 1 I 14 as close to the surface as I Ih Then take tale a deep derp den rath 1 ail Correct t JIO position ro for for race face sub sub- sub submersed merged balancing mersed l exercise hands IIan 1 touch sid side of tank about 11 lesel 1 of nt r surface Raising nal left lett loot toot until entire body boo bod Is h floating com com- completes 1 the tho c ig e h submerge the tas ice t-ice at the tho a ie e time bringing both feet to t he surface and and e th the body Do rot let Ki gr 1 sour lour our grasp gr I rf r the railing Ss s 's s soon as you feel air becoming eti e ousted r position This is Gone y yI E I ringing nging the knees tp l under the body until they aIm alms toU touch tou h th Ih stomach ih-stomach stomach aid then lowering he feel eeL to the bottom of the pOll poet Un Un- Un Ln Iss II 81 you iou ou do It correctly H U at to duck yourself so It Is s best to tale take it slowly Iy and Intelligently you can float yourself el and nd regain standing position easily try the samo thing with only the them m ft x fingers touching tho the support t and then with the fingers ll-e ll side Bide of the tank just e abote th the SUi support port You regain re f from the latter by lowering the hands to th the sup sup- support sup support port Just lust before It Its It's time to COrl UI up and then following the correct tu hod hod I a advise that you try ty this thise exercise e In water about waist deep Be cont content nt to follow those these ex ches until ou have bave you mastered them they are the foun toua- foundation dation dallon of swimming I How to swim the crawl MaI I |