SWIMMING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 21, 19 October 1907, Page 5

SWIMMING.

I [by '.'splash."] I , r . R T -,.- E T ? nc Clf the Committee, of th [ Wellington, Cub is at present laid aside b . a slight attack of typhoid fever. He is c> | peeled to be about again in a fortnight. Two requests which should be noted, wer I "■ l?™ 10 anmial re P<>rt of Hie Swifts Chit ■ )' lz 'i : -7. , h^ worlc of thp Treasurer would b facilitated if prize-winners would make use c , their orders at the earliest possible time afto [ receiving them. Also a large amount of wor , lliat should be unnecessary would be obviate ; it members would pay moneys due promptly. • e l 5 Cavill has entered upon the occupanc of Watson s Bay Baths, vacated at the end o last season by Mr. Darcy, now back to th ! amateur- fold again.' Cavill intends hustlin tilings, and tallis of novelties 1 and sensation , galore, of which more will be heard vox , shortly-directly he gets fairly set in'his nei position. Cavill has been in Wellington ■fo the last three seasons, most of the time r ; Auckland, where he was employed-by the Edi; . cation Board teaching schoolchildren swim ming. _ For about three months' last year ii 1 Exhibit' mS perforlnances !lt the Christchurc: . „Z rom lT Lo 1 nd , on , " Sportsman," of August 30 Ihe Westminster S.C. held a gala at Livoi ; pool last night, and included in their pre gramme the 150 yds. Northern Counties' Cham pionslup. 11ns proved an easy journey for th I ] \° j d «. , J ; . il - Derbyshire (Osborne- S.C). wh defeated Ins solitary opponent, T. Morris, o Blackburn. A scratch race over 100 yds., fo ladies, for the Dewar Shield, brought oul amongst others. Hiss Jennie Fletcher, the lad champion of England, who covered the' di< tance hi 79sec, thus beating record for tha distance. ' A few "don'ts" to swimmers! some of whic 1 are well-known, but which will neverthcle* : stand repetition :-In the first place, don' overdo. Remember, swimming is hard worlcJie most severe exercise known with the pro! able exception of wrestling. The swimmei especially if a beginner, is sure to put fort immensely more force than he needs. Anc 1 even if a trained swimmer, there is iilwav a. tendency'to do too much. In mdoerntior swimming is-a superb exorciseior developin strength and endurance. In excess; hoWevoi swimming is the most • exhausting of all exei cises. .twenty .minutes at a time of stead ■swimming-half an hour at the most-i - enough for the most robust.athlete, while-fo anyone who is not. a robust athlete, much lea ■ than twenty minutes should be the rule. Ar other caution which the swimmer should'bea in nimd is: "Do not go too far out." Thi caution 'is especially applicable to good swim mors, ihero is an adage to the effect that i is always the best swimmers who are drowned And there is truth in this, as .there, is ii most adages. To one who swims well th temptation lo leave the sh'ore too far behim is always present. To the good swimmer th motion is easy and pleasant, the bodv ifeel light, the water seems firm in its power t support him. Thus he swims farther,, an. farther from the shore. ' But every st'rok depletes Ins strength; the water, so m'uci cooler than Ins body, attracts from.it the h'ea so essential to his life. Finally, on attempt ing to regain the shore, ho finds perhaps tha he cannot possibly reach it. One moro piec of advice: "Do not enter tho water withii two hours, after a meal." Much illness, in digestion, and occasionally fatal cramp, hav been.the result of going into the water whil the stomach contained an undigested or parti ally digested meal. Another, good rule is iieve to go out of your depth until you are quit sure,of. your ability toswim. In view of tho approaching erection of niuni cipal swimming baths in 'Capetown, i should be interesting to note, says an ex change, that the headquarters of the Soutl African 'Amateur Swimming Union; to whicl are affiliated the Eastern Province A;S A Western Province A.S.A., Transvaal A.S.A. Natal A.S.A., East London A.S.A., Orang s'??n Po l % ni \ A - S - A - and the Kimberlel.M.O.A.b.O., have been transferred to Cape town for the ensuing season. This is in yk\ of the great aquatic carnival arranged to' b held in March next, which- will embrace th Curne Cup tournament. At the annual meet ing of the Union, held in Durban, Mr. G J Bruce, of W. E. Woods and Co. -Proprietary Limited, Capetown, was unanimously electei President; and Mr, IT. C. Haswell, of th. South British Insurance Company, Capetown Secretary and Treasurer for the 'ensuing' year Tho Executive for the .Union will therefor meet in Capetown during" next year. The nev President is a New Zealander, who for i considerable time resided in Sydney. Mr Bruce is an ex-Vice-President of" the" N.S.W A.A.A. -.-.'.' ...... The Swifts Club state in their annual repor that water polo has steadily increased ii favour, and is now well established. Severa keen and interesting games were played las season, the public showing great appreciate of the game. A local, championship has beei instituted by the local Centre.