How to Use backstroke in a Sentence

backstroke

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Definition of backstrokenext
  • She got into the pool and began to do the backstroke.
  • She won the 50-meter backstroke.
  • Coach Jesse is teaching me technical work on my backstroke with my kicking and my turns.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The backstroke events at the World Championships weren’t scheduled to start until Day 6 of the meet.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2019
  • This performance came for Kaylee just one day after clocking a new world record in the 100-meter short course backstroke.
    — Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • McCloskey’s forte is the backstroke, followed by the butterfly and the individual medley.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Smith, of Lakeville, won the bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke.
    — Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • Champion in the freestyle and backstroke, one of the best in his age group in the nation.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Mike Stamm set a world record in the 200 backstroke, edging Hall.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Farris is also the top seed in the 100-yard backstroke.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The silver came two days after Smith won her first Olympic medal, a bronze, in the 100 backstroke.
    — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • Wynnewood’s Sandy Epp was third in IM and breaststroke and fourth in backstroke in the 13-14 girls age group.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Smith led off with the backstroke, clocking a time of 58.05 seconds.
    — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021
  • On the girls side, St. Mary’s won the team crown, with Anna Rauchholz taking gold in the 100-yard backstroke.
    — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2022
  • U-D Jesuit made things tight by taking four of the top 10 spots in backstroke.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The Americans’ other gold on the final night was by Justin Ress in the 50 backstroke.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2022
  • Foote, who is committed to Texas A&M, was second in the 100 backstroke a year ago.
    — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Most teams use men in the first two legs of the mixed relay — backstroke, then breast — to get their women open water.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • Murphy was fastest off the blocks for the backstroke leg with an impressive 0.50 reaction time, and brought the U.S. to the wall first.
    — Alice Park/tokyo, Time, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Regan Smith and Ryan Murphy both placed third in the 100-meter backstroke.
    — April Siese, CBS News, 26 July 2021
  • State swimmer Katharine Berkoff won a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke.
    — Lucille Sherman, Axios, 31 July 2024
  • And in the men’s 100-meter backstroke, Ryan Murphy is walking away happy with bronze.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 29 July 2024
  • The King’s Academy sophomore won his 200 IM race by a full nine seconds and the backstroke by more than two seconds.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • But the order in team IM is butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
  • Laufer also took home silver in the 100-meter backstroke.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 23 July 2021
  • After finishing second in the 200 backstroke the last two seasons, Mitchell Whyte found himself on the top of the podium this year.
    — Staff Reports, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Kaylee McKeown completed a sweep of the backstroke events with a victory in the 200 back.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021
  • Taylor senior Tyler Kopp had three first-team times as well, in addition to a second-team spot in the backstroke (50.42).
    — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Ryan Murphy has some work to do if the American is going to defend his title in the 100 backstroke.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021
  • Olympian follows up silver in relay in FINA meet with a gold in the 200-meter backstroke.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021

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