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Wonder World
  • 11/13/2023

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Transcript
00:00 [music]
00:23 Everyone should learn how to swim.
00:27 Perhaps no one factor has contributed so greatly to the current popularity of swimming as has the sensible bathing suit.
00:36 It should not be too daring, yet bold enough to allow freedom of movement.
00:42 [music]
00:45 In the privacy and safety of your own home, and with the aid of a piano stool,
00:51 [music]
00:56 we learn the basic strokes of swimming.
00:59 [music]
01:01 Breathing is of first importance, for after all, we must breathe, you know.
01:07 [music]
01:16 Study carefully the synchronized movement of arms and legs in the overhand or windmill stroke,
01:24 compared with the sleek glide of the Australian crawl.
01:28 [music]
01:33 The side stroke is actually the basic stroke for all advanced methods of swimming.
01:38 [music]
01:40 Note the grace and ease of the breast stroke.
01:43 This is used by pearl divers, lifeguards, frogs, and so forth and so on.
01:49 Should the swimmer become fatigued, it is restful to swim on the bank or float.
01:56 However, this has one disadvantage in that one cannot see where one is going.
02:02 [splash]
02:04 [splash]
02:12 [music]
02:16 Having mastered the theories of swimming, let us select some well-guarded,
02:21 modern bathing resort and try our wings, so to speak.
02:26 [music]
02:32 First of all, we must learn to dress in the average beach locker.
02:37 [music]
03:05 In addition to actual swimming, it is well to remember that as many, if not more,
03:11 healthful benefits can be derived from relaxing on the warm, dry sand
03:16 and basking in the health-giving rays of old songs.
03:20 [music]
03:40 There are still a few who are foolish enough to eat a hearty meal immediately
03:45 before going into the water.
03:47 To avoid the possibility of being stricken with cramps,
03:50 one should wait at least an hour or more.
03:53 [music]
03:59 Cramps, as you know, are muscular contractions which seemingly tie the tendons into knots.
04:04 In the event that you are seized with these muscular contortions...
04:09 [music]
04:17 ...do not become panic-stricken. Lie perfectly still.
04:23 Always remember the scientific fact that the human body is lighter than water,
04:28 therefore making it absolutely impossible to sink.
04:32 [music]
04:36 Diving is an exact science and should never be attempted without expert instruction.
04:42 Therefore, with the aid of the chart, we first learn the correct form and mechanics of diving.
04:48 Observe how the board is set into motion by the springy step of the approach rod.
04:53 How the crouch is timed to the oscillation of the springboard,
04:56 so as to launch the diver easily into the jackknife, the half-painter, the swan dive,
05:03 or many others, too numerous to mention.
05:07 Now, together with the chart, let us put these theories into actual practice.
05:13 Only the analytical eye, the slow-motion camera, can capture the grace and beauty of diving.
05:21 [music]
05:50 [music]
05:54 Now, like a feather in the breeze, glide smoothly into that masterpiece of motion,
05:59 the graceful swan dive.
06:02 [music]
06:04 It is customary to have the pool filled with water.
06:09 [music]
06:16 Ah, surf-bathing!
06:18 [music]
06:38 [music]
06:39 [music]
07:07 As the setting sun slowly dips into the azure blue of the western sea.
07:12 [music]
07:19 Reluctantly, we close on this tranquil sea,
07:23 with a firm conviction that everyone should learn how to swim.
07:28 [music]
07:36 [BLANK_AUDIO]