Show Swimming on Your Back Is Easy Once Youve You've Mastered Crawl I IBY BY L LYBA M SHEFFIELD Director of ot Swimming University of California Summer Ses Session sian slon sion and Co-Author Co of Swimming SimplifIed THIRD SWIMMING ARTICLE ON THE BACK SAN SAM July t- t 24 Swimming on the th back Is one of the most restful strokes and at atthe atthe atthe the samo same time lime tim easy caS to learn The will do donell well nell ell to master tt t tatter after atter he has ha learned the elementary crawl before he lie tries trie any face down s strokes I 10 lo get the proper arm motion stand and in irr In shallow water three or four feet feel with your arms arm straIght do donn n on OTt each side sid o the th body palms touching the th thighs Not Nt t raise ralPe ral your hands upward pointing down elbows back keeping U 0 t e fingers constantly n contact ath the th seams seam of your bathIng suit Jien Illien your our hands reach the arm arm- armpits arm pits extend them slowly to the sider hands about the level of ot the shoulders and palm palmi down EXTEND LEGS then Ihen 1 hen pull the hands do down dono n forc forc- forc- forc forcibly forcibly lb to the starting position V s hill bile doing this exercise breatt e lI The 11 l rs stroke for tor back swim wlm- swimming swim mine ming can be practiced either at ithome It Ithome home on a bed or at the tack lach r will wll explain It for lor practice at the tank but you will haic hais no trouble It should you pre pra preter pr- pr prater ter lo to practice at home Sit on the edge of the tank I straight and extended well out over th natel atel ankles and knees knee touch touch- touchIng touch tog Ing Then keeping ke the heels touching Z slowly bring brine the feet up by slightly bending and separating sep about knees about three thre or four foul Inthe Next s II separate the feet I about 12 Inch inches at the th same time straightening the knees Finish the stroke I 1 ty forcibly inc bringing the legs t legs straight and ankles touchIng To complete the back swimming stroke strohe this arm and leg lee motion mut be combined with the correct oft push oft Face the side of ot the tank grasp grasp- crasp In log a n support near the waters water's sur- sur sur fuci tae fac with both hands about der width apart Place PIe the soles of both bolh feet flat fiat against tho side of ot the tank be- be between between be between tween the hands and close to the surface of lf the water MAY GET DUCKI G Lo Lone Loe e sour our head back backward ard un on until til the ears are arc submerged and slowly lowly push away holding your breath Dont Don't push puh away forcibly or you are ar likely to give yourself a duel lug Ice M As you push away your body straightens so that you fin fin- finIsh fin finish ish lab wIth your our head ling back In Inthe th the water your body extended and your arms along the le i T seams of your b ng suit Try thiS the th several leveral times regaining standing position as from n combine It with the atm stroke and finally with the 5 C a e I Ija ja I IC C Is I T e e eC C 3 I- I Sheffield Showing the Proper Way to Bring Dring the nand Hands Up Ep for forthe tile the Dock Back Stroke arm arn and leg stroke If you l ler eter er get exhausted while swimming and do not want to stop ft forward progress by floating use I this stroke It Is i so to ex axe axe- cute that It will give you the necessary SU sary opportunity to rest isSue still going forward In the water lO now flow to Disc |