backstrokers
Face-up racing swimmers
Backstrokers are swimmers who specialize in the backstroke, a style where the swimmer lies face-up and moves arms in alternating windmill motions while flutter-kicking.
The term appears in competitive swimming contexts: The backstrokers lined up at the starting blocks.
Those propelling through water
- athletesSports competitors
- sprintersBrief-race speed athletes
- finalistsLast competitors standing
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
racers · relay · medley · championships · Olympics · heats · qualifying · finals
Those propelling through water
- poolsBodies of still water
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- lapsComplete track circuits
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
goggles · caps · swimwear · kickboards · floats · touchpads · timers · freestyle
swimmers
Those propelling through water
medalists · racers · relay · medley · championships · Olympics · heats · qualifying · finals · tournament
swimmers
Those propelling through water
chlorine · goggles · caps · swimwear · kickboards · floats · touchpads · timers · freestyle · butterfly
recreational
Related to enjoyment activities
supine · cruising · pacing · gliding · unhurried · easygoing · laid-back · enjoyment · comfort · buoyancy
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
flutter · streamline · starts · finishes · underwater · glide · timing · rhythm · cadence · coordination
- swimmersMichael Phelps, Mark Spitz, fish, shark, whale