. The encyclopaedia of sport. and foot, causing a kind of flip or fin action, thereby adding to pace, byforming a series of irregular ellipses; as thiscomes with practice, the learner must firstactjuire the complete stroke. i Now for the arm movements. The armsshould be flexed, with the elbows about four tosix inches from the sides of the body : the handsshould be brought up in front of the chin,thumbs touching and palms facing hands should be near the surface and thebody inclined forward, the head thrown slightlyback. On no account must the hand be cramped,though the fingers sho
. The encyclopaedia of sport. and foot, causing a kind of flip or fin action, thereby adding to pace, byforming a series of irregular ellipses; as thiscomes with practice, the learner must firstactjuire the complete stroke. i Now for the arm movements. The armsshould be flexed, with the elbows about four tosix inches from the sides of the body : the handsshould be brought up in front of the chin,thumbs touching and palms facing hands should be near the surface and thebody inclined forward, the head thrown slightlyback. On no account must the hand be cramped,though the fingers should be fully extended andtouching each other. In making the stroke, thearms should be shot out to their fullest extent,in line with the body ; the hands then slightlyturned outwards, the arms brought round by asteady pull until they are in line with theshoulder. The recovery is made by flexing thearms and bringing the elbows near the sides ofthe body, the hands coming almost naturallyinto position again in front of the Position III. The combination of the arm and leg move-ments should next be practised. The first difficulty will be that of breathing,but with a little careful attention that will soon,be overcome. The inspiration must be madewhile the arms are being swept back from theextended position to the one in line with theshoulders ; the expiration during the other por-tions of the stroke. Breathing should take placeregularly every stroke, and not be suspended,as it very often is by beginners, during several. When first attempting the combined move-ments, it is best to be held up by some starting, incline the body to a horizontalposition, with the back slightly hollowed, notarched., with arms and legs fully extended. Thenthe arms are brought backwards until in linewith the shoulder; next, the elbows are the hands brought to the front in line withthe chin. As the hands are brought to the front,the legs are drawn up and then quickly kickedout, swirle
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