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11 mar 2016 · Find out more about the history of backstroke from the development of the bent arm catch to the Berkhoff blastoff dolphin kick at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.
1 lut 2018 · Backstroke is the only stroke where swimmers start in the water. This technique has been perfected over the years. Starting blocks have handles or a bar to grab onto to help lift the body out of...
According to the Canadian Red Cross' "History of Swimming and Stroke Development," ancient Middle Eastern and Greek civilizations started building strokes and rapid water-survival techniques in lakes, rivers and the open sea.
30 maj 2023 · Why are there only four swim strokes, and how did they evolve? Learn the history of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.
24 lis 2024 · A range of articles about how the different swimming strokes used by competitive swimmers developed over time.
19 paź 2023 · Backstroke made its debut at the 1900 Olympic Games, where only the 200-meter race was offered to male swimmers. In the following Olympics, the 200 backstroke was removed as an event, but it...
28 lip 2024 · Swimming: Jonny Marshall competed in the men's 100m backstroke event and was the lone Gator representing Florida in Sunday's swimming events. Semifinals: Marshall went 25.89 in the opening 50 meters and was positioned in eighth place headed into the final 50 meters. He touched the wall in 53.46 to drop from his prelim time.
