Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 467
tyle andvery often leads to the swimmer landing on hisback. The better form is to leap into mid-airwith the body almost horizontal, and thenquickly decline the head and arms towards thewater, so that the body comes down at so neatan angle as hardly to cause any disturbancewhen the entry is made.… … at right angles. It is allowed to descend in thatposition until within about six feet of the water,when the arms are closed together under thebody, the head smartlyinclined into them andthe legs thrown up. If[performed properly this isa very pretty dive. Ex-]3erts dive in this fashionfrom heights…
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