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

backstroker

ˈbak-ˌstrō-kər

noun

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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The United States swimmer Ryan Murphy is currently attempting to do something unprecedented by winning medals in both the 100- and 200-meter backstrokes for three Olympics in a row. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024 Wednesday morning, Xu Jiayu, who won one of China’s silvers in the 100 backstroke, failed to even show up for his heat in the 200 back. —

Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 Isn’t this just like Michael Phelps winning medals in breast stroke, backstroke, and butterfly? —

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024 In the 200-meter backstroke, Kate Douglass shattered her own world record by touching the wall in 2:12.72, taking an impressive amount of time of 1.44 seconds from the previous record. —

Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for backstroke