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Backstroke
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Backstroke
Learning how to do swimming strokes properly is importent. You won't go wrong if you do the backstroke the following way:
• Arms straight out of the water
• Thumbs come up pinkies go in
• Hands enter at eleven and one o'clock
• Slight shoulder roll
• Bend the elbow underneath your body
• Push the water below your hips
• Never stop kicking
