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SWIMMING SCIENTIFICALLY TAUGHT SWIMMING SCIENTIFICALLY TAUGHT

A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR YOUNG AND OLD

By PROF. FRANK EUGEN DALTON, P.S.A.

Instructor in Scientific Swimming at the Dalton Swimming School, and Originator of the Dalton Method and A Chapter on Advanced Strokes WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FIFTH EDITION

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

NEW YORK AND LONDON

TO MY FATHER

The Late Capt. Davis Dalton Transcriber's Note:

ILLUSTRATIONS PART I INTRODUCTION

THE IMPORTANCE OF SWIMMING LEARNING BY THE BOOK

PART II VARIOUS KINDS OF STROKES

THE BACK STROKE THE DALTON STROKE THE BACK AND DALTON STROKE THE BREAST STROKE CHANGING FROM BACK TO BREAST STROKE

NEW PART II ADVANCED STROKES

THE SIDE STROKES THE TRUDGEON STROKE THE SINGLE OVER-ARM STROKES THE ENGLISH RACING STROKE THE DOUBLE OVER-ARM STROKE THE CRAWL STROKE

PART III FLOATING, DIVING AND SCIENTIFIC SWIMMING

TREADING WATER FLOATING DIVING SWIMMING LIKE A DOG PLUNGING SCULLING SWIMMING BACKWARD ON THE CHEST THE WASHING TUB THE PROPELLER THE TORPEDO THE CATHERINE WHEEL ROLLING SWIMMING LIKE A PORPOISE THE PENDULUM SOMERSAULTS DOUBLE SOMERSAULTS WITH ONE LEG OUT OF WATER SWIMMING WITH CLOTHES ON WITH HANDS AND FEET TIED OVER AND UNDER SWIMMING UNDER WATER MONTE CRISTO SACK TRICK NOTABLE FEATS BY CELEBRATED SWIMMERS

PART IV WATER POLO

AS A PASTIME ITS EVOLUTION IN AMERICA HOW THE GAME IS NOW PLAYED PREPARATORY WORK HOW TO DEVELOP THE NEW PLAYER A FEW POINTS AMERICAN RULES

PART V CRAMPS, HOW TO SAVE LIFE, RESUSCITATION, ETC.

CRAMPS HOW TO SAVE LIFE RESUSCITATION AFTER RESCUE HALL'S METHOD IN RESUSCITATION SYLVESTER'S METHOD