(1) He may be the best freestyle swimmer in the world, but the 100m backstroke was an event he entered to vary his programme.

(2) Swimming backstroke gives them a chance to work the kinks out of their tired freestyle muscles with some active rest swimming.

(3) As you begin the first part of the backstroke arm stroke, your arm enters the water fully extended over your shoulder, pinky finger first with the palm of your hand slightly pitched out to the side.

(4) The backstroke and freestyle tapes are equally valuable.

(5) The swimmer also picked up merits in the 4 x 50m freestyle and the 50m backstroke as he was credited with a 4th and 5th placing in the events.

(6) As well as being a competitive swimming stroke, backstroke has an important role in injury prevention.

(7) Molly's balance in the water is one of the reasons her backstroke is so fast.

(8) He's getting ready to swim the channel backstroke

(9) The 1996 Olympic champion in the 100 backstroke held the world record in the event from 1991-99.

(10) He was fifth in the 200-meter backstroke

(11) Last year I had the luxury of swimming a few strokes backstroke so I could get a good look at the Golden Gate Bridge.

(12) It helps me to elevate the shoulder that's out of the water when I'm swimming regular backstroke , and it emphasizes hip rotation.

(13) However 15 meters is difficult for most swimmers to sustain in a 200 backstroke .

(14) I won the backstroke and breaststroke events

(15) She also reached the final of the 200m backstroke , 200m breaststroke and 100m freestyle.

(16) He nearly won four more bronzes when fourth in the 50m backstroke and breaststroke, and 100m of both those strokes.

(17) The paddles thus acted like hydrofoils generating thrust during the backstroke and also from lift during the recovery stroke.

(18) I concentrated on the backstroke most of the time

(19) A triple gold medalist in Sydney, he is searching for a final hurrah on the Olympic stage, namely the defense of his title in the 100 backstroke .

(20) He will now line up in the 200 backstroke on Day two before taking on the 100m on Saturday and Sunday.

(21) He won the 100m backstroke and freestyle on day one, and followed up by winning the 100m butterfly on day two.

(22) They would swim freestyle and then backstroke

(23) He looked proud of himself and fell backwards under the water, doing a backstroke away.

(24) Blackburn council decide to ban the backstroke in a swimming pool in case somebody bumps his or her head.

(25) Use your arms in a backstroke motion to steer if necessary.

(26) There were individual medleys, as well as backstroke , butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle events.

(27) He could have skipped the 200 free and swam the 200 backstroke , which he qualified for at the Olympic Trials but decided not to swim here in Athens.

(28) A year ago, I would have said that the backstroke was her worst stroke.

(29) No child went away disappointed as there were so many races: freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke , relays and novelty races.

(30) Yet, why is the transition turn from backstroke to breaststroke only used in high school swimming?