Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — SWIMMING BY TROLLEY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SWIMMING BY TROLLEY.

A. Novel and Useful Device for Teaching Swimming Motions. Louisville Post. Here is a useful device for learning the motions of swimming, It is used by Charles Hqlroyd, swimming instructor at, the Caledonian Club of this city. It consists of a wire stretched tightly across the swimming tank. Two grooved pulleys run along the wire, and a rope is

passed through the lower pulley reaching to the surface of the water. A belt of special make is worn by the pupil, which, by means of swivels and rings, allows the wearer to lie in any desired position. As soon as the swimmer acquires the proper motions the wheel moves along the wire. This makes the lesson interesting and much less fatiguing than the old method of pole and rope.