Talk:Swimming for Fitness & Competition/How to swim
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[edit] From Wikipedia:Talk:How to swim
I made slight changes in this early 1900's paper without which I think the article can mislead the swimming apprentice in the wrong direction. The original article advocates the idea that breathing should be done completely through the nostrils. Any acomplished swimmer of today will object to this ancient idea. I am certain that most swimming coaches and most good swimmers will probably agree with me that this early 1900's author was probably an accomplished swimmer relative to his time, but nowadays he would merely be considered a recreational lover of the 'art' of swimming. He found his own techniques comfortable and teachable, to allow anyone to stay afloat and survive.
I didn't want to destroy the cautionary tone of this original early 1900's outdoor book guide. On the other hand, I wanted to update its relevance to modern times, so I put a note at the end stating the fact that nowadays swimming can most easily be learned and practiced in any public swimming pool without the aid of hooks or tied ropes and without having to worry about suffering possible feet wounds caused by debris and other types of pollution. The original book excerpt is from an outdoor survival guide, anyway. Keeping true to all those advises for safety cannot be overestimated as it essential to keep safety first in mind when learning to swim.
Gustavo Garcia
Orange County, California
gustavorsm at yahoo.com
I do agree that it's a nice look at archaic instructionary techniques, but I feel it's not quite at home here, nevertheless.
[edit] Other Swimming Styles
Might want a link between this and the swimming styles to have a more formal approach to teaching people swimming technique for the various strokes. 70.111.224.85 22:21, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
