THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1940
LEARNING TO SWIM NG NIN
Afloat And Under Way With The Crawl Stroke good
By Guy Larcom, Jr.
Co-Author With Harold S. Ulen of
"The Complete Swimmer"
AGAIN
Ng Nin, reigning Malayan sprint returned a very
time in the 200 metres at
Chung Sing Benevolent Society's gala at Kennedy Town last night, when he was clocked at 2.34 2/5. Following were the results:--
150 yarde opon madley relay:-1, Chung Sing (So Tin-mo, Ng Nin, Ng Tsun-mon) 1.38; 2, Ching Wing (Yeung Ylu-kwan, Chan Kam-pul, Chan Wing- kal) 1,45 1/5; 3, Eastern (Lui Sek-
(This is the third of a series of 12 articles which appeared inkwan, Tsui Kam-mun, Sin Lin-lo) 1.40.
the "Christian Science Monitor.")
Women's 200 metres:-1, Yu Pul-yuk, 3.51; 2, Lok Sze-ho, 4.00; 3, Tsui Wai- |ting, 4.07.
200 metres:-1, Ng Nin, 2.34 2/5; 2,
Ng Teun-man, 2.53; 5. Fung Kwai-sang.
50 metres "A" Class:-1, Ng Taun- man. 20. 1/5; 2, Fung Kwai-sang 30
4/5; 3. So Tin-mo, 31.
“UNDER THE supervision of the instructor or another good swimmer, the maiden voyage is under- taken. A leap into the water and a few pulls and kicks to get to the surface, and he is under way. Quadrangular Gala Pulling slowly to conserve fuel the newly launched
One of the most important! inter-club swimming galas of the ship moves into new territory-deep water-con-senson, a quadrangular affair be- tinues sturdily onward, turns carefully so that the toria Recreation Club, Lai Tsun legs will not sink, then heads back to home port, this and Chung Sing will be held in the European Y.M.C.A. pool on first voyage à success.'
August 24 at 9.16 p.m.
The programme will comprise
tween European. Y.M.C.A., Vic-
The Bt. Paul's College Basketball Team, the runners-up to Pul Ying College in "B" Division of the Colony Chinese Bas+ ketball League.” Photo shows standing (from left to right):— Yum Shlu-man, Chan Wah-chi, Li Ming-hang, Wong Yiu-man, Yum Shut-fal, Liu Kin-fan, Young Pul-yat and Yow Yu-fong and (sitting):-Yu Wing-chaun (Adviser), LI Lai-ming (Capt.) Liu Hau-shul (Manager), Chan Wah-kuen (Capt.) and Loung Kit-tong (cônch).
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Under normal conditions, the sometimes called the dog-paddle, 12 events and is as follows:-50 IN
breast-
K. BOXER BEATEN
S'HAI
more power in his blow, the Kid would have been carried out of average person is lighter than the with which they may get along yards, 220 yards, 100 yards back- 'rather well, This is a perfectly stroke, women's 100 yards (open),
the water he displaces. He floats, yet
100 yards
Little Thunderstorm, in a box-the ring as
wce Chinese not so well that any position can sound stroke with which to start, 440 yards, be assumed in the water in the but the swimmer should immedi-stroke, novelty event, diving ex-ing tournament last week, had no cornered him three times in the flooring him expectation of staying comfortably ately try to graduate from it to hibition, 150 yards medley relay, trouble in disposing of Kld Fried-two final rounds,
Some will turn up Women's 200 yards invitation lander of Hong Kong securing with overhand rights. the overarm,
The Thunderstorm was popular on top.
after battering Man's buoyancy is such
not with
al-free-style relay,, 200 yards free-an easy verdict, a flutter but an that he can perform most ver-
the Kid in six rounds.
with the crowd who enjoyed his satilely.
ternate push-kick with a consi-style relay, water-polo. swimming underwater
Points for individual events Had Thunderstorm possessed comeback to the ring and cheered derable bending at the knees. to depths of ten feet, cruising on)
This victory. The diminutive fly- the surface, diving into it. His This, like the dog-paddle, can be will be three, two, one and for
weight, who field the champion- easily fashioned into something team relays, five three, one. immediate task as a beginning better.
Fifty per cent. of the gate pro-yards open will close on August ship of China in that class, is again swimmer is to achieve the relaxa-
donated to the121, and heats, if necessary, will in the line for this title, but the Quotations are from The Complete ceeds will be tion and breathing control that!
be held from 6.30 p.m. on August lack of suitable opponents seems enable him to
Swimmer, published by the Macmillan "S. C. M. Post" fund. stay restfully on Company of New York.
Entries for the women's 100 22.
to hit him rather hard. the surface.
Lying on the back in water about foot and a half deep, the body can be raised by pressing on the bottom with the hands. If the lungs are then filled with air and the hands momentarily lifted, the legs will drift to the bottom but the face and the chest are likely to stay on the surface. This can be tried again, adding ព slight pedaling of the legs that, properly executed, may keep them on top with the rest of the body.
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Gradually shifting down the gentle slope of the beach, the be- ginner can repeat this floating! gesture until the depth of the water makes it impossible to use the hands for support. The exer- cise can then be done by squat- ting in the water, it need be little more than waist deep-and gently lifting the hips to the surface. The chest should be arched skyward, the arms spread to each side. It may be found that the body floats. at an angle, the feet sagging downward, but this is natural for most people in motionless floating. It will help if the, swimmer learns the trick keeping his lungs nearly filled with air, taking in and releasing only small quantities at a time.
The most convincing test of buoyancy is to move to waist- deep water and after inhaling, to slide the hands slowly down the legs, bending at the waist. --Before he has reached to his ankles, his feet, to the swimmer's pleasant surprise, will have risen Irom the bottom ånd he will be 'afloat..
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The transition from still-float- ing to stroking is now quickly: made. The swimmer in water waist-deep can face the shore. extend his arms overhead, and lifting his head slightly so that he is looking at the outstretched hands, bendTM and push. forward
in what from now on will be. called the glide.
It is from this position that all but the back strokes will”begin. Coasting through the water in a first thrilling movement, the swimmer will observe that mo- mentum has enabled him to float easily on top.
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Further trials at the glide can! be combined with first a. leg and then an arm stroke until eventu- ally the swimmer will push off towards a point. several yards away, begin the kick that has been 50 assiduously practiced.
follow with the alternate over- arm, tle in. his breathing → Or perhaps there was some difficulty in co-ordinating the arm and leg movements, perhaps it has proved impossible to get a breath,, per- haps the kicking legs simply submerged to the bottom, which case, the swimmer. begins! over again:
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