The Double-Over-arm or “Trudgeon” Stroke
Once the swimmer has acquired the over-arm side stroke, he is not only ready but invariably ambitious to swim the double-over-arm stroke, and this desire is but natural, as it can be readily seen that the latter method gives an opportunity to increase one’s speed as well as to get a more evenly balanced exercise from this form of stroke; and here a word or two about swimming as an exercise and for body development is in order, for it can be shown that there is probably no other form of exercise that is better for a uniform development of the body and which brings all the muscles into play, including the heart and lungs, than swimming.
The exercise of swimming has the effect of toning up and quickening the whole muscular condition, making the moving muscles pliant, responsive, and not bunchy and hard, as in the case of some of the heavier athletic and gymnastic pastimes.
HERBERT VOLLMER, N. Y. A. C., SWIMMING THE TRUDGE-CRAWL.
1. Position for breathing; 2. Correct position for Crawl, showing arched back; 3. Overhand Stroke with Crawl Kick; 4. Back Overhand Stroke.
Photos posed by Teddy Cann of the New York Athletic Club and copyrighted by American Press Association, N. Y.
1. Correct position for Swan Dive; 2. Correct stand for Race Start; 3. This illustration is only designed to show the Crawl Stroke position of the hands; 4. Crawl Stroke (in action) position.
Photos posed by Teddy Cann of the New York Athletic Club and copyrighted by American Press Association, N. Y.
SWIMMING ON THE BACK, IN ACTION.
The double-over-arm stroke is more frequently referred to as the Trudgeon, but nowadays this name is a misnomer, as the original Trudgeon stroke was so called after a man by that name had won an English 100-yard championship, using the double-over-arm, or both arms out of the water, but kicking a sort of leg motion like the breast stroke action, a style not now approved of by modern swimmers, because the scissors kick, as used with this stroke, made the same way as in the over-arm side stroke, has been found to be better, faster and more graceful in action.