"SWIMMING" "BY JEAN TARIS FRENCH CHAMPION" "The Club de France kindly lent its pool to the makers of this film" "Taking part is Jean Taris, holder of 23 French records in all distances from 100 to 1500 meters" "Winner of the English Championships for 500 and 880 yards" "Holder of the 800-meter world record" "We would like to know..." "He's like a fish in the water" "It helps to know a few moves" "But you just need to jump in." "You can't learn to swim indoors" "I'm doing the crawl which is used for both long-distance and speed swimming" "You need a good start" "Feet firmly on the edge to avoid slipping" "Push hard with your feet and extend your arms" "Make contact with the water with your body almost flat" "Go under water." "Beat your legs as early as possible" "Then move your arms" "Lift your arms, but keep them relaxed" "Crawl with your upper body" "Move the arms alternately" "Push your legs out" "Then your legs start moving independently from your arms" "Breathing:" "Exhale deeply under water through the nose and mouth" "Inhale rapidly through the mouth, on one side only at first" "Finally breathe on alternate sides" "When one arm comes out, the other carries you" "For backstroke, the principle is the same" "The legs move in the same way and the arms slightly differently" "The arms work like a pair of oars either side" "Besides the crawl, there is a new style:" "Breaststroke" "To turn around touch the edge and hold on further down with your other hand" "Turn around and push with your legs"