Dill

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Dill

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: arms, the legs and the back.

Would you say that swimming is better than rowing, for instance?

Kansas is © long way from tidewater and we don't have much rowing
here. How do they do it?

I've never been in a racing shell, but I used to row a little in the
Northwest in boets built somowhat liko a racing shell - long and
narrow, with a sliding seat for tho oarsman. A strap over his toes
would hold his feet firmly and allow him to pull the seat forward
until his knees were up to his chin. Then with his arms extended
for in front he could dip in his oars and got 2 mighty stroke, one
combining the push of his legs as he moved the seat back, bend his
hoek backward, and pull his hands close to his chest, the three
movements combining to give a long, powerful stroke that would make
the boat leap ahead. Even tho wrists came in for a special twist

to "foather" the oare

That sounds like 2 complete exercising of the body muscles, but you
really ouftht to try swimming, Mre Dill. This is one exercise that
can be inéulged in by tho old as well os the young. Swimming will
really keep you young and fit, if practiced rogularly. To be social:
ly correct, you should know how to swim well. There are several
strokes in tho realm of Father Neptuno: The American crawl, trudgeoi
side, breast, elementary back stroke, back crawl, treading and
floating.

You have been talking about the different strokes in swimming; which
is the fastest?

The crawl stroke is the fastest possible way to swim. It evolved
from the trudgeon which was invented by Mr. Trudgeon of England,
while watching some South Americen Indians swim in 1880.

Now there is another thing I want to know. I've noticed that the
newer swimming pools are 25 yards long, while somo of the older
ones are only 20 yardse How do the records compare in pools of
these different sizos? What I mean is, can e swimmer do 200 yards
fastor in a 20 yerd pool than in a 25 yard pool, or is he slower?

Thore arothree sots of National Collegiate and National Collego
Froshman records. ‘Twonty yard course recofds, short course rocords,
mado in pools not less than 25 yards in length; long course records,
made in pools 50 yards long or over. Records will bo recognized

for all three courses in the following ovents: 50 yards (60 yards
for 20 yard course), 100, 220, 440, 150 yards back stroke, 200
yards breast stroke, 400 yards rolay and 300 yards medley relaye.
The rocords for the 20 yard and tho short course are faster than
the long course records because the swimmer takes more turns on

the former and can meke more speed than strnightaway swimming on -
the long course.

Does it take about the same timo to do a touch and turn on the
back stroke as on the crawl?

It takes longer to turn on the back stroke, boenase the swimmer
cannot seo where he is going, therefore it is difficult to guage