backstroke
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back·stroke
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Definition of backstroke
: a swimming stroke executed on the back and usually consisting of alternating circular arm pulls and a flutter kick
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Other Words from backstroke
backstroker
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Examples of backstroke in a Sentence
She got into the pool and began to do the backstroke.
She won the 50-meter backstroke.
Recent Examples on the Web
Luigi Franco won the 100 backstroke (56.4) and the 200 IM (2:07.2) for Lake Nona. — Jaret Kappelman, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando area high school scores and top performers for Aug. 28," 28 Aug. 2019 For Amy Bilquist, coming off her first national championship in backstroke, in which the United States has extraordinary depth. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel swimmer Jake Mitchell, 17, probably can't make Olympics; but what if he can?," 5 Aug. 2019 Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin also had a record broken, this one in the 200 meter backstroke by 17-year old Regan Smith. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Caeleb Dressel Breaks Michael Phelps' 100m Butterfly World Record," 26 July 2019 Alex Pecze The junior repeated as the Tri-Valley MVP, winning the Division 2 (52.74) and South sectional (53.12) titles in the 100 yard backstroke. — BostonGlobe.com, "2018-19 Boys' Swimming All-Scholastics," 10 June 2019 The trend continued when Smith, 17, broke Missy Franklin's world record in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:03.35. — Allen Kim, CNN, "Two of Michael Phelps' decade-old world records were broken this week," 26 July 2019 Then in the 50-yard backstroke, Kight and Tran finished 1-2 once more. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Seals swimmers begin clinching trips to Champ Meet after strong season opener," 3 June 2019 Chynna Walsh won the 100-yard butterfly and placed second in the 100 backstroke. *** Mountain Lakes captured its third straight Public C championship with a 112-58 win over Haddonfield. — Mike Owens, Philly.com, "Saturday's S.J. roundup: Moorestown girls win state swimming title; Camden Catholic's Dominic Dunn reaches 1,000 career points," 24 Feb. 2018 The final day of competition was highlighted by Abbey Sorensen’s win in the 200-yard backstroke and the 400-yard freestyle relay’s four-peat. — Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, "Boise State plays defense with ‘discipline, fortitude’ for victory over Air Force," 17 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'backstroke.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for backstroke
backstroke
noun
English Language Learners Definition of backstroke
: a way of swimming in which a person floats in the water facing upward while kicking the legs and rotating the arms
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: a race in which the swimmers do the backstroke
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