Is There a Right Way to Swim Backstroke? // Here are Some Modifications to Try

Although there are some basic principles that apply to swimming fast backstroke, there’s also room for flexibility and variation in how you swim backstroke.

Swimmers come in all shapes and sizes, and that has a direct influence on how they swim backstroke. As a result, you’ll see different variations of backstroke, and no one variation is better or worse—just more or less appropriate for a given individual. #swimming #mastersswimming #backstrokeswimming

0:01 - Backstroke modifications
0:33 - Variations in the pull
0:54 - Variations in body rotation
1:11 - Differences in timing
1:42 - Experiment with what works best for you

Learn more about improving your backstroke by going to The Complete Guide to Backstroke Swimming: https://www.usms.org/fitness-and-trai...

If you’re looking for more videos like this, you can find all of the videos in this series by going to our playlists.

Backstroke Pull:    • Complete Backstroke Swimming Pull Guide  
Backstroke Kick:
   • Complete Backstroke Swimming Kick Guide  
Backstroke Body Position:
   • Complete Backstroke Swimming Body Pos...  

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