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Western Carolinian January 19, 1942

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  • The camera spots Carol Purington about to swim through a graceful hoop made of the extended arms of Doris Martens and Ann Avery Smith. Members of the swimming team have worked out many unique underwater stunts such as this one. SuBAnARI/VE FRPUC XAH&L CO£D MEIvWllDr The graceful evolutions of the ballet are reproduced in an unusual element at Wellesley College where members of the swimming team dance beneath the surface of the school's new George Davenport pool, one of the best equipped in the country. It has an underwater observation window through which the coach can watch the girls and correct swimming faults not detectable from above. In this unusual set of pictures made through the viewing window, the girls are shown as they dive to the bottom, practice group figures and perfect their swimming technique. No, this is not a fan dance although the thousands of bubbles give that appearance as Doris Martens enters the water from the three-meter springboard. Her arms are just being brought forward to break her descent. Mary Johnson swims through a human hoop formed by Patricia C Hayes, and Ann Avery Smith. Note that in this demonstration th touches the surface. Absence of bubbles here shows perfect breath c< an hoop formed by Patricia Cavanaugh, Mary t that in this demonstration the tip of the circle les here shows perfect breath control. Wide World
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