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 701
highs. The body is nothorizontal, but inclines downwardtoward the legs, the back beingslightly hollowed. The only partsof the body above water are thechin, mouth, and nose. A moredifficult position is the horizontal,the body being held straight andstiff, the legs close together. Thetoes, chest,… … Treading Water,position, only the head being abovewater, and moves his legs as thoughwalking upstairs, pushing down-ward against the water with thesoles of his feet. Very slight exer-tion is required to keep the head SWIMMING 693 SWIMMING above water, but the swimmer mustnot try to keep it too…
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