backstroke

pronunciation

How to pronounce backstroke in British English: UK [ˈbækstrəʊk]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
  • Verb:
    swim on one's back

Word Origin

backstroke (n.)
1670s, "counter-punch," from back (adj.) + stroke (n.). From 1876 in swimming, from back (n.).

Antonym

n.

crawl

Example

1. Ryan lochte celebrates after winning the 200 meter backstroke
2. Natalie coughlin celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 100m backstroke
3. Do you know how to swim the backstroke ?
4. Swimmer kirsty coventry smashed the world record to win gold in the women 's 200 meters backstroke .
5. The way ouyang kunpeng tells it , the top chinese men 's backstroke swimmer 's only offence was to tuck in to a table of barbequed meat tainted with a banned anti-fattening agent widely used by local farmers .

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