“Steady Pace” Gesture

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  1. Title: Gesture Indicating to Maintain Pace.
  2. Informant: AnnClaire MacArt, 20, Female.AnnClaire (AC) was born and raised in Northern California.  She currently lives in Hanover, New Hampshire and is a sophomore at Dartmouth College.  AC is a member of the Dartmouth College Varsity Swimming and Diving Team.  She has swum competitively for over 10 years, including at the age group (club), high school, and now collegiate level.
  3. Customary: Gesture
  4. Language: English
  5. Country of Origin: United States
  6. Social / Cultural Context: Gesture is used by a coach in a competition setting to indicate to a swimmer to hold a steady pace.

  7. Small Excerpt from Interview with AC where she talks about gestures. (0:13-0:21 for this specific one)

  8. Transcript: “Coaches will either do the “OK” or the hold, to hold a pace”
  9. Informant’s comments:  AC commented that gestures are a big part of swimming, especially meets.
  10. Collector’s comments: In the interview, AC acted out the gestures.  Even though she only did it with one hand, she explained these gestures would typically be done with two arms.
  11. Tags/Keywords: Gesture

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