Jiminy Cricket tells something of the history of swimming as a sport and goes on to describe the safety rules for swimming. Among these are the right and wrong places to swim, the chief water hazards, the need to wait two hours after eating and to swim in company.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303947
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Aquatic sports - Safety measures
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)