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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Jones broke the 100 backstroke ice swimming world record in the prelims with a time of 59.01.
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Casey Murphy, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But Walsh, who won a silver in the event in Tokyo, was disqualified for an inappropriate turn from backstroke to breaststroke, according to USA Swimming.
—Alice Park / Nanterre, TIME, 3 Aug. 2024
Ryan Murphy, a bedrock of Team USA for more than a decade in the backstroke, earned bronze in the 100 back but failed to qualify for the final in the 200 back.
—Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
There, guests can swim amid psychedelic colored wrasses and butterflyfish, and backstroke with barracudas and reef sharks.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Casey Murphy, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But Walsh, who won a silver in the event in Tokyo, was disqualified for an inappropriate turn from backstroke to breaststroke, according to USA Swimming.
—Alice Park / Nanterre, TIME, 3 Aug. 2024
Ryan Murphy, a bedrock of Team USA for more than a decade in the backstroke, earned bronze in the 100 back but failed to qualify for the final in the 200 back.
—Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
There, guests can swim amid psychedelic colored wrasses and butterflyfish, and backstroke with barracudas and reef sharks.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backstroke
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“Backstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstroke. Accessed 22 Mar. 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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