Author: Riley, Capt. Tom
Title: Swimming; How, When and Wherd to Swim. Its Progress and Place in American Sports.
Description: New York, Blumenberg Press, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 114pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Light wear and some soiling to cover, water staining to endpapers and upper margins of some pages, occasional foxing, some cracking to endpapers, binding holding tightly. A rare and highly entertaining book by an esteemed swimming instructor in the early 20t century. In addition to explaining the basics of swimming , he covers subjects including trick swimming, diving, "how to restore the apparently drowned,", where to swim and the history of swimming. The author shares his knowledge of swimming during his "twenty-five years' experience as a professional swimmer, instructor and life saver at the principal watering places on the New England, Atlantic and Long Island coasts." Illustrated with photos and instructive drawings. Fair.

Keywords: Swimming Swimmers Diving "Water Sports"


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