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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 469

An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 469 — SHOWING HOW THE BREAST-STROKE CAN BE PRACTISED ON LAND. the two, actually swimming, and time them sothat your legs move apart very slowly as the top-arm is half-way in its drive, and then bring themtogether vigorously as the same arm reaches thethigh. The crawl kick is an up-and-down thrash ofthe… … THE CRAWL IN ACTION. and do not exhaust yourself by making the actiontoo swift. I strongly advise your waiting to enter thecompetitive field until you have perfected your-self in every branch of the game. Many a swim- mer endowed by nature with every qualificationfor becoming a champion, has failed…

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