Backstrokes vs Backstroked - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between backstrokes and backstroked

is that backstrokes is third-person singular of backstroke while backstroked is past tense of backstroke.

is plural of backstroke.

(head)

(head)

(backstroke)

(head)

(backstroke)

(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)

* back crawl

(backstrok)

To swim the backstroke.