Definition[]
Term from Richard, in 2014 Swim & Water Polo Camp[]
- Backstroke, noun and verb. Swim move. Swimming on your back. I'll swim backstroke.
Learning backstroke can't happen in a spray park, as demonstrated by a former coach for Summer Dreamers, Erik Rauterkus.
Backstroke with high hips from Peyton.
Backstroke is used in water polo to move forward on an attack yet see the action behind so as to know where the ball is. Generally, the goalie gets to make a long pass to get the ball forward and the swimmer can see it coming.
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- Also known as the Back crawl.