The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 697
entpractice, though some learners makefaster progress than others. This is not the only way of learn-ing to swim. Some people advisethe learner to jump at once intowater over his depth, trusting tohis instinct and to his natural strug-gles to get to shore; but this shouldnever be tried unless some… … Fig. 2. ing a hand beneath him till he haslearned to make the proper motions and is able to keep himself up. Inanother method a band around thelearners chest is fastened by a ropeto the end of a pole held by an as-sistant (see Fig. 2), who thus givesthe swimmer aid as long as he needsit. Some…
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