B2 COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Printed in the United States of America) TO MY FATHER THE LATE CAPT. DAVIS DALTON who swam the English Channel from Cape Grisnez near Boulogne, France, to Folkestone, England, August 16-17, 1890; whose enthusiasm and unflagging interest in all matters pertaining to swimming and life-saving have been excelled by none, and who was a faithful practitioner of the methods herein set forth, this book is affectionately dedicated by his son, THE AUTHOR 376200 |