In backstroke, you float on your back in the water. Your body is
almost horizontal, with a slight tilt toward the feet. This slight tilt
allows you to flutter kick without your legs breaking the water
surface. The body position will be the same in on the SwimFast.
BACKSTROKE SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE
OVERVIEW
ONCE ON THE SWIMFAST BENCH
Your head is in a neutral position, in line with your spine.
Your legs should remain still with no movement
Your arms execute alternating movements:
• One arm recovers if in the water from the hip to the over
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head position in a semicircular movement. The arms are kept
straight during the recovery...
• Meanwhile, the other arm sweeps alongside the bench
from the overhead position backward to the hip, providing
propulsion if in the water. The hand follows an S-like pattern
during this sweep, alongside the bench.
• The recovering arm becomes the sweeping arm once it
moves in front of the swimmer, and the sweeping arm
becomes the recovering arm when it exits the alongside the
bench at the hip.
• Keep your head still
