backstroke
noun
back·stroke
ˈbak-ˌstrōk 
: a swimming stroke executed on the back and usually consisting of alternating circular arm pulls and a flutter kick
Examples of backstroke in a Sentence
She got into the pool and began to do the backstroke.
She won the 50-meter backstroke.
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Seed times suggest Kogler is a heavy favorite in the 200 individual medley this weekend, but don’t discount him in the 100 backstroke, either.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2025
Senior Grant Bochenski won the men’s 100-yard backstroke with a time of 45.86 seconds.
—Columbia Missourian, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Alex Walsh was disqualified from the 200m IM for not completing the backstroke leg fully on her back.
—Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Coventry was the back-to-back Olympic champion in the 200-meter backstroke in 2004 and 2008.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2025
Senior Grant Bochenski won the men’s 100-yard backstroke with a time of 45.86 seconds.
—Columbia Missourian, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Alex Walsh was disqualified from the 200m IM for not completing the backstroke leg fully on her back.
—Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Coventry was the back-to-back Olympic champion in the 200-meter backstroke in 2004 and 2008.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Backstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstroke. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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backstroke
noun
back·stroke
-ˌstrōk
: a swimming stroke made by a swimmer who lies in the water facing upward
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