All language subtitles for How.to.Swim.1942.WEB-DL.DSNP

[narrator] Everyone
should learn how to swim.

Perhaps no one factor
has contributed so greatly

to the current popularity
of swimming

as has the sensible
bathing suit.

It should not be
too daring,

yet bold enough
to allow freedom of movement.

In the privacy and safety
of your own home,

and with the aid
of a piano stool...

...we learn
the basic strokes of swimming.

Breathing is
of first importance.

For, after all,
we must breathe, you know.

[wheezing]

Study carefully

the synchronized movement
of arms and legs

in the overhand,
or windmill stroke,

compared with the sleek glide
of the Australian crawl.

- [brakes screech]
- [horns honk]

[narrator] The sidestroke
is actually the basic stroke

for all advanced methods
of swimming.

Note the grace and ease
of the breaststroke.

This is used by pearl divers,

lifeguards, frogs
and so forth and so on.

Should the swimmer
become fatigued,

it is restful to swim
on the back, or float.

However, this has
one disadvantage

in that one cannot see
where one is going.

[splashing]

[yelling, gurgling]

[narrator] Having mastered
the theories of swimming,

let us select some well-guarded
modern bathing resort

and try our wings,
so to speak.

First of all,
we must learn to dress

in the average beach locker.

In addition to actual swimming,

it is well to remember
that as many, if not more,

healthful benefits
can be derived

from relaxing
on the warm dry sand,

and basking in the
health-giving rays of old sol.

There are still a few
who are foolish enough

to eat a hearty meal

immediately before
going into the water.

To avoid the possibility
of being stricken with cramps,

one should wait at least
an hour or more.

Uh, cramps, as you know,
are muscular contractions

which seemingly tie
the tendons into knots.

In the event that you
are seized with these, uh,

muscular contortions...

...do not become
panic stricken.

Lie perfectly still.

Always remember
the scientific fact

that the human body
is lighter than water,

therefore, making it
absolutely impossible to sink.

Diving is an exact science
and should never be attempted

without expert instruction.

Therefore, with the aid
of the chart,

we first learn the correct form
and mechanics of diving.

Observe how the board
is set into motion

by the springy step
of the approach run,

how the crouch is timed
to the oscillation
of the spring board,

so as to launch the diver

easily into the jackknife,
the half gainer,

the swan dive, or many others
too numerous to mention.

Now, together with the chart,

let us put these theories
into actual practice.

Only the analytical eye
of the slow-motion camera

can capture the grace
and beauty of diving.

Now, like a feather
in the breeze,

glide smoothly into that
masterpiece of motion,

the graceful swan dive.

- [whistling]
- [crash]

[narrator] It is customary
to have the pool

filled with water.

Ah! Surf bathing!

[skidding]

[crashing]

[narrator] As the setting sun
slowly dips into the azure blue

of the western sea...

[hissing, gurgling]

...reluctantly, we close
on this tranquil scene,

with a firm conviction

that everyone should learn
how to swim.