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 700
efore beginning to dive theswimmer should master the ordi-nary strokes, and should be able tokeep his eyes open under water.He must leap so that he will enterthe water head first, for if he strikesflat on his chest the shock is severe.When the dive is made properlythere is no splash, the body… … Diving Sideways. downward movement of the hands.The depth to which a diver goes be-pends on the angle at which heenters the water, and on his move-ments beneath it. Skilful diversoften bring up stones from a depthof twelve or fifteen feet, while onthe other hand they can dive withouttouching bottom…
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