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Backstroke vs Backcrawl - What's the difference?

backstroke | backcrawl |

As nouns the difference between backstroke and backcrawl

is that backstroke is a swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards while backcrawl is backstroke.

As a verb backstroke

is to swim the backstroke.

backstroke

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
  • (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)

    • Synonyms

    * back crawl

    Related terms

    * breaststroke * butterfly stroke * sidestroke

    Verb

    (backstrok)
  • To swim the backstroke.

    • See also

    * front crawl * freestyle * medley * Trudgen

    backcrawl

    English

    Alternative forms

    * back crawl

    Noun

    (-)
  • backstroke