Swimming Backstroke: How to Avoid Bumping into the Wall with the Head
Our reader Suzanne writes: While swimming backstroke, how do I avoid hitting the end of the pool with my head? It’s a fear I have, …
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Swimming Backstroke – Breathing Technique and Tips
Swimming backstroke poses a few challenges for breathing. You have to keep your face above water to breathe, and splashing water can be a problem. …
Backstroke Swimming Drills – Slide and Glide Backstroke
The Slide and Glide swimming drills described below are the last ones in our series of drills to learn to swim backstroke. With these drills, …
Backstroke Swimming Drills – Single-Arm Backstroke
In the following drills to learn to swim backstroke, you’ll practice the arm recovery above water in addition to the underwater arm sweep you learned …
Backstroke Swimming Drills – Underwater Arm Sweeps
Underwater Arm Sweeps is the next one of our swimming drills to learn to swim backstroke. This particular drill lets you practice both balance and …