ILLUSTRATIONS

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[Frank Eugen Dalton]Frontispiece
[Fig. 1. The Back Stroke—First Arm Movement]29
[Fig. 2. The Back Stroke—Second Arm Movement]30
[Fig. 3. The Back Stroke—Third Arm Movement]31
[Fig. 4. The Back Stroke—First Leg Movement]32
[Fig. 5. The Back Stroke—Second Leg Movement]33
[Fig. 6. The Back Stroke—Third Leg Movement]34
[Fig. 7. Floating Position]35
[Fig. 8. The Dalton Stroke]37
[Fig. 9. The Breast Stroke—First Arm Movement]41
[Fig. 10. The Breast Stroke—Second Arm Movement]42
[Fig. 11. The Breast Stroke—Third Arm Movement]43
[Fig. 12. The Breast Stroke—The Leg Movement Exemplified Out of the Water]44
[The Breast Stroke—Teaching with Trolley and Instructor]47
[Fig. 13. The Breast Stroke—The Leg Movement]49
[Fig. 14. The Breast Stroke—The Start]48
[Fig. 15. The Breast Stroke—Second Position]50
[Fig. 16. The Breast Stroke—Third Position]51
[Louis C. Dalton]54
[Fig. 17. The Side Stroke—First Position]57
[Fig. 18. The Side Stroke—Second Position]58
[Fig. 19. The Side Stroke—Third Position]59
[Fig. 20. The Trudgeon Stroke—First Position]60
[Fig. 21. The Trudgeon Stroke—Second Position]61
[Fig. 22. The Single Over-Arm Stroke—Second Position]63
[Fig. 23. The Single Over-Arm Stroke—Third Position]64
[Fig. 24. The English Racing Stroke]66
[Fig. 25. The Double Over-Arm Stroke]69
[Fig. 26. The Crawl Stroke]71
[Fig. 27. The Crawl Stroke—Bent Knee Position]73
[Fig. 28. The Crawl Stroke—Legs First Position]75
[Fig. 29. The Crawl Stroke—Legs Second Position]76
[Fig. 30. The Crawl Stroke—Breathing Position]77
[Treading Water]83
[Floating Position]85
[Incorrect Floating Position]86
[Easy Floating Position]87
[Teaching Diving to a Beginner]91
[A Bad Dive]93
[Correct Position in Mid Air]94
[Correct Position on Entering the Water]95
[Mrs. Frank Eugen Dalton—Position for a Dive]97
[The Standing-Sitting Dive]98
[The Back Dive]99
[The Dolphin Dive]101
[The Australian Splash]102
[The Neck Dive]104
[Swimming Like a Dog]106
[Correct Position for Long Plunge in Water]108
[Swimming Backward on Chest]110
[The Washing Tub]112
[The Propeller]113
[The Torpedo]115
[The Catherine Wheel]117
[Rolling]119
[Swimming Like a Porpoise]122
[The Pendulum]125
[Forward Somersault]127
[Double Somersault]130
[One Leg Out of Water]131
[Over and Under]137
[Monte Cristo Sack Trick]142
[Water Polo]161
[Water Polo—Diagram]177
[The Best Method of Saving Life]184
[Sylvester's Method—Figure 1]191
[Sylvester's Method—Figure 2]192
[Sylvester's Method—Figure 3]193
[Tail-piece]195

PART I

INTRODUCTION

THE IMPORTANCE OF SWIMMING