Swimming Scientifically Taught: A Practical Manual for Young and Old
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SWIMMING
SCIENTIFICALLY TAUGHT
SWIMMING SCIENTIFICALLY TAUGHT
A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR YOUNG AND OLD
By
PROF. FRANK EUGEN DALTON, P.S.A.
Instructor in Scientific Swimming at the Dalton Swimming School, and Originator of the Dalton Method
and
A Chapter on Advanced Strokes
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS
FIFTH EDITION
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
NEW YORK AND LONDON
TO MY FATHER
The Late Capt. Davis Dalton
Transcriber's Note:
ILLUSTRATIONS
PART I
INTRODUCTION
THE IMPORTANCE OF SWIMMING
LEARNING BY THE BOOK
PART II
VARIOUS KINDS OF STROKES
THE BACK STROKE
THE DALTON STROKE
THE BACK AND DALTON STROKE
THE BREAST STROKE
CHANGING FROM BACK TO BREAST STROKE
NEW PART II
ADVANCED STROKES
THE SIDE STROKES
THE TRUDGEON STROKE
THE SINGLE OVER-ARM STROKES
THE ENGLISH RACING STROKE
THE DOUBLE OVER-ARM STROKE
THE CRAWL STROKE
PART III
FLOATING, DIVING AND SCIENTIFIC SWIMMING
TREADING WATER
FLOATING
DIVING
SWIMMING LIKE A DOG
PLUNGING
SCULLING
SWIMMING BACKWARD ON THE CHEST
THE WASHING TUB
THE PROPELLER
THE TORPEDO
THE CATHERINE WHEEL
ROLLING
SWIMMING LIKE A PORPOISE
THE PENDULUM
SOMERSAULTS
DOUBLE SOMERSAULTS
WITH ONE LEG OUT OF WATER
SWIMMING WITH CLOTHES ON
WITH HANDS AND FEET TIED
OVER AND UNDER
SWIMMING UNDER WATER
MONTE CRISTO SACK TRICK
NOTABLE FEATS BY CELEBRATED SWIMMERS
PART IV
WATER POLO
AS A PASTIME
ITS EVOLUTION IN AMERICA
HOW THE GAME IS NOW PLAYED
PREPARATORY WORK
HOW TO DEVELOP THE NEW PLAYER
A FEW POINTS
AMERICAN RULES
PART V
CRAMPS, HOW TO SAVE LIFE, RESUSCITATION, ETC.
CRAMPS
HOW TO SAVE LIFE
RESUSCITATION AFTER RESCUE
HALL'S METHOD IN RESUSCITATION
SYLVESTER'S METHOD
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