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How to Swim: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 8:10pm.
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Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1913. "Swimming class at a naval training station. Many a merchant sailor cannot swim, but it is because he has never been in the navy. Here the instruction is part of the curriculum. In this generation a bluejacket who cannot swim is a rarity." National Photo Co. View full size.
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You put your right foot in...
Submitted by Jim C. on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 10:13pm.
The birth of the Hokey-Pokey, recorded for posterity.
One-Two-Three-Kick!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 5:45am.
Well, they might be learning to kick, but they look a lot more like "Hudson River Dance" than they look like the Rockettes.
Tip Me Over
Submitted by Rute Boye on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 7:43am.
I'm a little teapot,
short and stout
This is my handle,
this is my spout
When I get all steamed up,
hear me shout,
"Tip me over
and pour me out!"
Part of the uniform...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 2:03am.
...was a farmer's tan apparently.
Side Stroke
Submitted by Bull City Boy on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 1:11am.
As jnc said they are practicing the side stroke. Specifically, the scissors kick and the "picking apples off the tree" hand stroke.
At the University of North Carolina in the mid 1960's, you had to pass a swimming test (four laps of the pool using three different strokes) in order to graduate.
All together now!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 12:13am.
One singular sensation..
Yoga
Submitted by Paula on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 9:55pm.
Looks like they are all trying to do "the tree." It's even harder when you don't hang on to something.
Can anyone explain
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 9:47pm.
the purpose of this "flamingo" pose?
Young recruits
Submitted by Lord-Velveeta on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 8:44pm.
Look at the third sailor from right, he looks like a mere boy. I doubt he is a day older than 15!
Things Got Tougher
Submitted by Mal Fuller on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 8:40pm.
I the mid 1960s, when I joined the Navy, you couldn't complete basic training without passing a swim test.
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