How to Swim Competitive Backstroke : How Arms Move in Backstroke

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Uploaded by on Feb 6, 2008

The backstroke uses a simple arm motion that is opposite the arm motion of the freestyle. Learn how to move your arms when swimming the backstroke in this free swimming lesson on video.

Expert: Phillip Toriello
Contact: www.PhillTheFlyingFish.com
Bio: Phillip Toriello has been a competitive swimmer, a surfer, a lifeguard, a swim instructor and a junior lifeguard instructor.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

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  • By "ur," do people mean "Your" or "You're?" I'm old, so I spell words.

  • ur moving ur arm to cloose like ur arm should just brush your ear becuase it causes you to swim diaginally as shown in 0.37 and ur wrist is twisted to much

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  • @ketheasiankid I know right! :)

  • i am an Olympic swimmer and i must say this video is the best ever video tutorials for all viewers that seeking to perform better in their swimmer careers at home looking at video's only.

  • Fail backstroker is fail

  • He moves his body to much.You should move only your arms and try to reduce the movement of your chest.And something else.His chest is too deep in the water.You need to pull your chest out so you will float.

  • most lik4ely a breaststroker

  • i am defitneley not a backstroker.

  • @sepohnekorb no prob haha i'm only 14 no sir :P swimming for eight years though

  • @iRoXsOxAlOt tnx sir! it helps me! now i can do this stroke... ^__^ thanks a lot!

  • @iRoXsOxAlOt yup i know im a bakstroker tanx for the tip tho haha ya i know but his stroke looked a little weird to me tho just trying to help :)

  • @sepohnekorb lower your hips

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