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Item Name: Swimming 1938 - 1939

Item ID: Swimmi-C3

Collector Rating: 1

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Requirements August 1911 until September 7, 1937. Between September 7, 1937 and January 1, 1938 these requirements were optional

1. Be able to swim one hundred yards.

2. Dive properly from the surface of the water.

3. Demonstrate breast, crawl, and side stroke.

4. Swim on the back fifty feet.

Requirements January 1, 1938 until December 1943. Between September 7, 1937 and January 1, 1938 these requirements were optional

1. Swim 100 yards, using the following strokes in proper form:

(a) Side stroke for 50 yards,
(b) Back stroke for 25 yards (elementary),
(c) Crawl, or breast stroke for 25 yards.

2. Surface dive in 6 feet of water and recover object on bottom.

3. Tread water for one minute, using both hands and feet.

4. Rest motionless in the water, or as nearly so as possible, at any angle, for one minute.

5. Demonstrate a rescue in one of the following ways:

(a) Disrobe on shore, enter the water feet first (jump or run) carrying outside shirt in teeth or hand, swim 30 feet, swing one end of shirt to the hands of presumably drowning person and tow him ashore;

OR

(b) Make rescue under same conditions as above, using instead of shirt, a pole, branch of tree, paddle or oar to shove to presumably drowning person.