British manly exercises : in which rowing and sailing are now first described; and riding and driving are for the first time given in a work of this kind ... / by Donald Walker.

  • Walker, Donald, active 1840.
Date:
1834
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Credit: British manly exercises : in which rowing and sailing are now first described; and riding and driving are for the first time given in a work of this kind ... / by Donald Walker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BrtCK SWIMMING. This, though little calculated for progression, is the easiest of all methods, because much of the head being immersed, little effort is required for support. For this purpose, the swimmer must lie down gently upon the water; the body must be extended ; the head must be kept in a line with it, so that the hack and much of the upper part of the head may be immersed ; the head and breast must remain perfectly unagitated by the action of the legs; the hand must be laid ou the thighs (Plate XVI. Figure 1), and the legs must be employed as in front swimming, care being taken that the knees do not rise out of the water (Plate XVI. Figure 2.) The arms may, however, be used in various ways in swimming on the back. In the method called winging, the arms must be ex- tended till in a line with each other ; they must next be struck down to the thighs, with the palms turned in that direction, and the thumbs inclining downward to increase the buoyancy (Plate XVII. Figure ]); the palms must then be moved edgewise, and the arms elevated as before, (Plate XVII. Figure 2) ; and so on, repeating the same actions. The legs must throughout make one stroke as the arms are struck down, and another as they are elevated. The other mode, called finning, differs from this only in the stroke of the arms being shorter, and made in the same time as that of the legs. In back swimming, the body should be extended after
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