Backstroke

Backstroke is a swimming stroke where a person lies on his or her back.[1] The first backstroke competition at the Olympics was at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1]

References
  1. Lohn, John (2010). Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming. Scarecrow Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8108-6775-8.
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