Item Name: Life Saving 1912

Item ID: LifSav-AH2

Collector Rating: 9

Requirements August 1911 until October 1914

1. Be able to dive into from seven to ten feet of water and bring from bottom to surface a loose bag of sand weighing five pounds.

2. Be able to swim two hundred yards, one hundred yards on back without using the hands, and one hundred yards any other stroke.

3. Swim fifty yards with clothes on (shirt, long trousers, and shoes as minimum).

4. Demonstrate (a) on land - five methods of release; (b) in the water - two methods of release; (c) the Schaefer method of resuscitation (prone pressure).