Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 62
ets a terrible blowfrom the water. The back should be well hollowed, the entire bodyas stiS as a poker, the legs stretched out firmly, both feet pressedtightly together, and the toes pointed so as to offer as little resistanceas possible to the water. The test of a perfect header is, thatit raises… … 52 SWIMMING. LEAPIXG FEOM A HEIGHT. This is a most useful accomplishment, and should be sedulouslypractised. Of course the water must be of sufficient depth to preventany risk of the diver hurting himself against the bottom. The pro-gress should be quite gradual, until the diver is able to leap…
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