Baby swimming with the dog

Baby and Dog

Baby swimming with the dog

An illustration of children swimming in a pond near a man rowing a boat.

Children Swimming

An illustration of children swimming in a pond near a man rowing a boat.

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

Diving, Black and White

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

Diving, Color

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

Diving, Outline

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

Diving, Silhouette

This sign indicates that diving is permitted nearby.

<i>Mergellus albellus</i>. "A small merganser or fishing duck...The male in adult plumage is a very beautiful bird, of a pure white, varied with black and gray, and tinged with green on the crested head; the length is about 17 inches. The female is smaller, with reddish-brown and gray plumage, and is called the red-headed smew." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Smew - A Merganser or Fishing Duck

Mergellus albellus. "A small merganser or fishing duck...The male in adult plumage is a very beautiful…

An extreme form of the expanded foot, which is adapted for swimming.

Expanded Foot

An extreme form of the expanded foot, which is adapted for swimming.

A diagram showing the motions a young frog makes whilst swimming. In this stage of the frog's life, the frog uses looping motions to move through the water.

Loops of Swimming Frog

A diagram showing the motions a young frog makes whilst swimming. In this stage of the frog's life,…

A diagram demonstrating the motion a frog makes whilst swimming. In this stage of the frog's life, the frog makes waved lines while moving through the water.

Swim Lines of Frog

A diagram demonstrating the motion a frog makes whilst swimming. In this stage of the frog's life, the…

Gulliver brings in the drifting boat.

Gulliver

Gulliver brings in the drifting boat.

A scene illustrating a young boy jumping off of a diving board into a river. In the distance there is a figure swimming downstream, a boy looking down from a cliff and a figure canoeing into the sunset.

Boy Diving into a River at Sunset

A scene illustrating a young boy jumping off of a diving board into a river. In the distance there is…

"The salmon swimming leisurely. The body, it will be observed, is bent in two curves, one occurring towards the head, the other towards the tail. The shape of the salmon is admirably adapted for cleaving the water."&mdash;Pettigrew, 1857

Salmon

"The salmon swimming leisurely. The body, it will be observed, is bent in two curves, one occurring…

"A duck, <i>Fuligula</i> or <i>Fulix marila</i> and related species. The common scaup inhabits Europe, Asia, and North America. It is from 18 to 20 inches long, and from 30 to 35 in extent of wings." &mdash;Whitney, 1889
<p>In this illustration the duck is sitting on placid water, its feet tucked up underneath its body. Its head and upper body is dark, while its belly is white. There is a tree line in the distance.

Scaup, a Common Duck

"A duck, Fuligula or Fulix marila and related species. The common scaup inhabits Europe, Asia, and North…

Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming under the water, headed for the entrance.

Seal Swimming up to an Igloo

Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming…

A man struggling through a pond while carrying the Bible.

In the Slough of Despond

A man struggling through a pond while carrying the Bible.

"Swan, in the act of swimming, the right foot being fully expanded and about to give the effective stroke, which is delivered outwards, downwards and backwards, as represented at r of fig. 50; the left foot being closed, and about to make the return stroke, as shown at s of fig. 50. In rapid swimming, the swan flexes its legs simultaneously and somewhat slowly; it then vigorously extends them."&mdash;Pettigrew, 1874

Swimming Swan

"Swan, in the act of swimming, the right foot being fully expanded and about to give the effective stroke,…

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

Swimming, Black and White

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

Swimming, Color

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

Swimming, Outline

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

"The overhead movement enables the swimmer to throw himself forward on the water, and to move his arms and legs in a nearly vertical instead of a horizontal plane; the extremities working, as it were, above and beneath the trunk, rather than on either side of it."&mdash;Pettigrew, 1874

Overhand Swimming

"The overhead movement enables the swimmer to throw himself forward on the water, and to move his arms…

"An improvement on the foregoing for long distances is the known as the side stroke. In this method, as the term indicates, the body is thrown more decidedly upon the side."&mdash;Pettigrew, 1874

Side-Stroke Swimming

"An improvement on the foregoing for long distances is the known as the side stroke. In this method,…

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

Swimming, Silhouette

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

An illustration of a young boy swimming.

Young Boy Swimming

An illustration of a young boy swimming.

A boy and a girl wading in a river.

Children Wading in a River

A boy and a girl wading in a river.