A few words on swimming : with practical hints to beginners / by Ralph Harrington.

  • Harrington, Ralph
Date:
1861
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A few words on swimming : with practical hints to beginners / by Ralph Harrington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    When going into the water it will be well to recollect the following:— o Enter the water with a determination either to learn something fresh, or to improve what you already know. When you begin, do so calmly and not in a flurry. If you find yourself sinking never mind, but keep on as long as you can hold your breath. In conclusion we may add, that if this little pamphlet makes one swimmer, benefits any who could already swim, or is useful in the smallest degree, our labour will be amply rewarded. We are not ignorant of the fact that many things have been omitted; it being impossible to treat of everything fully in so small a space. Nevertheless, we hope the little we have said will stimulate some one better able to do justice to the art, to take up the pen, and give a more concise and enlarged treatise. Communications for the author may he sent to Messrs. Holyoake f Co., 147, Fleet Street, London, E.C. London: Printed by Austin Holyoake, M7, Fleet Street, E.C.
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