Swimming (the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes) (1893)
Sinclair, Archibald, Henry, William, Duke of Beaufort (Ed.) · Longmans, Green and Co. (London) · leaf 137
114 * SWIMMING it is absolutely useless for a man to stand on the side of a bath and indulge in strained respiration, as so many do, if at the take-off he does not accurately judge the angle and the possible resistance of the water. When practising, or in com- … the foot. Then thearms should be swung slowly backward and forward and a few short inspirations taken, the heels being raised from the ground at each forward swing of the arms. The inhalations should be short and the expirations long. As soon as the lungs are well cleared a spring forward is made…
Book · Sports · Games and Entertainment
Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from [Catalogue] (1908)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-catalogue00demo-68-137.webp)
