New Methods In The Crawl Stroke - Filmed At Westminster City Baths (1931)

Westminster City Baths. “Sooner or later every swimmer wants to learn the Crawl famous (and fastest) of all. . Sutton International and Olympic Swimmer, Southern Counties Champion, etc. demonstrates.“ M/S of Mr Sutton (looking rather handsome in a black swimsuit) standing beside the swimming pool. L/S of Mr Sutton as he dives into the pool. Shot from high angle of Mr Sutton as he dives in. Various shots of Mr Sutton swimming. “The old way of teaching leg action was to “anchor“ the pupil to the side whilst he moved his legs about.“ M/S of two young boys hanging on to the side of the pool while they practice their leg action. “The new way“ explained Mr . August, the well-known Instructor and Inventor of the system, “aims at movement from the start, using a cork float for the hands“ C/U of the cork float. M/S of the teacher crouching on the side of the pool (he wears a suit) and two boys listening to his instructions. High angle shot of the boys as they swim widths with their