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THE AORXCAK CEAWL Body Position While swimming the American Crawl the body is in an out stretchy position facing downward. The back is slightly arched to allow the body to plane over the surface of the water as nearly like a boat as possible. This arch is very slight and, by no means, requires any strain. A, Hffl&fl. The head and neck are carried straight forward following the line of the back with the head breaking water at a point- below the hairline down to a point above the end of the nose. This is determined by the individual needs of the swimmer. Eyes. The eyes are held open at all times looking straight forward for the purpose of seeing where the swimmer is going. Trunk■ The trunk is held straight with a slight arch as above mentioned, no side sway or wiggle being allowed while swlaoiftg. Arms. The arms are held loose and relaxed all during the stroke with the exception of the pull itself. The elbow at no time is straightened out to the full extention of the arm. Uhen reaching forward to make the catch, the arm reaches comfortably forward allowing a slight normal bend to the elbow. The wrist is held slightly bent as the hand enters the water, and the hand is held with fingers together and slightly cupped. The hand enters the wator slightly turned in with the thumb and first finger entering first. Legs, Ankles, and Feet. The legs are held with 'che knees straig but not stiff allowing a very small amount of play or movement during the kick. This play or movement at the knoes is not intentional but is only a direct result of tho up and down movomen of the kick. The ankles arc held as loosely as possible with th feet slightly pointed and slightly turned in or pigeon-toed. This is done to allow as free a movement as possible of tho feet in the kick. II. Stroke The stroke comes easy and oven in rhythm. It is common practic to time tho kick and breathing on tho stroke. However, any one of t three may be timed off any other of tho throe. In this caso we will time tho kick and the breathing on the stroke-. The three main parts to tho stroke arc the catch, the pull or tho drive, and tho recover;. These names are given to tho parts of tho stroke by simply explaining tho action that takes place. -k* ffhQ Catch. In tho catch tho arm roaches comfortably forward wit elbow slightly bent, the wrist slightly bont, tho fingers hold together, the hands slightly cupped as before mentioned, and the hand enters tho water in front of tho nearest oye, the catch bei made just bolow tho surface of tho wator approximately from fout to six inches. The catch is the first grasp or gripping of tho water in tho stroke. &• IQSL Pull« The pull is straight down and back ynd is tho only ti that" the arm stiffens or tenses muscles during the stroke. In
Object Description
Identifier | MSS 85 Box 2 Folder 8 003 |
Title | The American Crawl |
Date | 1942; 1943; 1944 |
Description | Swimming and life saving land drills. |
Creator | unknown |
Subject |
Swimming Rescue work Coaches (Athletics) |
Resource type | Image:StillImage |
Original Physical format | Document |
Digital format | Image/jpeg |
Contributing Institution | Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives |
Language | Eng |
Collection | MSS 085 Lyle Smith Papers |
Ordering & Permissions | The contents of this collection, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this collection may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Boise State University Special Collections and Archives. For permissions or to place an order, please contact the Head of Special Collections at (208) 426-3958 or archives@boisestate.edu. |
Description
Identifier | MSS 85 Box 2 Folder 8 003 |
Title | MSS_85_B_2_F_8_003_P1 |
Date | 1942; 1943; 1944 |
Description | Swimming and life saving land drills. |
Creator | unknown |
Subject |
Swimming Rescue work Coaches (Athletics) |
Resource type | Image:StillImage |
Original Physical format | Document |
Digital format | Image/jpeg |
Contributing Institution | Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives |
Language | Eng |
Collection | MSS 085 Lyle Smith Papers |
Ordering & Permissions | The contents of this collection, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this collection may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Boise State University Special Collections and Archives. For permissions or to place an order, please contact the Head of Special Collections at (208) 426-3958 or archives@boisestate.edu. |
Full Text | THE AORXCAK CEAWL Body Position While swimming the American Crawl the body is in an out stretchy position facing downward. The back is slightly arched to allow the body to plane over the surface of the water as nearly like a boat as possible. This arch is very slight and, by no means, requires any strain. A, Hffl&fl. The head and neck are carried straight forward following the line of the back with the head breaking water at a point- below the hairline down to a point above the end of the nose. This is determined by the individual needs of the swimmer. Eyes. The eyes are held open at all times looking straight forward for the purpose of seeing where the swimmer is going. Trunk■ The trunk is held straight with a slight arch as above mentioned, no side sway or wiggle being allowed while swlaoiftg. Arms. The arms are held loose and relaxed all during the stroke with the exception of the pull itself. The elbow at no time is straightened out to the full extention of the arm. Uhen reaching forward to make the catch, the arm reaches comfortably forward allowing a slight normal bend to the elbow. The wrist is held slightly bent as the hand enters the water, and the hand is held with fingers together and slightly cupped. The hand enters the wator slightly turned in with the thumb and first finger entering first. Legs, Ankles, and Feet. The legs are held with 'che knees straig but not stiff allowing a very small amount of play or movement during the kick. This play or movement at the knoes is not intentional but is only a direct result of tho up and down movomen of the kick. The ankles arc held as loosely as possible with th feet slightly pointed and slightly turned in or pigeon-toed. This is done to allow as free a movement as possible of tho feet in the kick. II. Stroke The stroke comes easy and oven in rhythm. It is common practic to time tho kick and breathing on tho stroke. However, any one of t three may be timed off any other of tho throe. In this caso we will time tho kick and the breathing on the stroke-. The three main parts to tho stroke arc the catch, the pull or tho drive, and tho recover;. These names are given to tho parts of tho stroke by simply explaining tho action that takes place. -k* ffhQ Catch. In tho catch tho arm roaches comfortably forward wit elbow slightly bent, the wrist slightly bont, tho fingers hold together, the hands slightly cupped as before mentioned, and the hand enters tho water in front of tho nearest oye, the catch bei made just bolow tho surface of tho wator approximately from fout to six inches. The catch is the first grasp or gripping of tho water in tho stroke. &• IQSL Pull« The pull is straight down and back ynd is tho only ti that" the arm stiffens or tenses muscles during the stroke. In |
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