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By Gigi Picard Swimming World College Intern Swimming is a detail-obsessed sport: It’s all about precise qualifying times, strict training schedules, stroke descriptors, a lot of counting and hundredths of a second to crack the podium.  How many of you feel confident you know the history of swimming...

Comparing and Contrasting: The Four Main Swimming Strokes By: Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Swimming obviously has its four main strokes: Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Some are swum moving both arms together. Some are swum moving each arm separately. But there are many mor...

FINA, the international governing body for aquatic sports, has sent a memorandum to all member federations clarifying two rules regarding pool swimming. The one that will have the most impact moving forward will be what swimmers are allowed to do when pushing off the wall for the freestyle portion o...

When the Backstroke Went Rogue - How Underwater Power Changed the Event On Sept. 24, 1988, the final of the men's 100 backstroke at the Olympic Games in Seoul unfolded. The event featured underwater power never seen before. ************************************* Call it a game of hide and seek, an ap...

The Characteristics Found in 6 Different Types of Swimmers Not all swimmers are created equal. Some are sprinters. Some are distance swimmers. Some are everything in-betweeners. Some swimmers like butterfly more than backstroke. No matter their stroke, swimmers come in all shapes, mentalities and sp...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week! This week’s set is a short secondary set to work on speed through your breakouts. Take a look at the set and the description below. 4 x (5 x 50 on :50) #1: 1 fast cycle off each wall #2: 2 fast cycles off each wall #3: 3 fast cycles off each wall #4: ...

Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page. GOLD COAST, Australia, August 29. COMING in as the top-ranked swimmer in the world in the 200 backstroke, Ryosuke Irie w...

Backstroke to Breaststroke: Which Turn is Right For You? The transition from backstroke to breaststroke in the individual medley has become a major topic of discussion in the swimming world over the past decade. The crossover turn has largely dominated the competitive scene, favored almost unanimous...

Daichi Suzuki stunned the world when he beat the USA’s David Berkoff at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 100-meter backstroke. [caption id="attachment_406441" align="aligncenter" width="825"] Daichi Suzuki after he beat David Berkoff in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Photo Courtesy...

By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. Transition turns in the individual medley are crucial to a successful swim. Within the past couple of years, the backstroke to breaststroke transition turn has stirred up a lot conversation. Coaches and swimmers are constantly testing different ways to...

By Meaghan Raab, Swimming World College Intern. Backstroke is essentially the equivalent of freestyle, but on the back. In the Olympic Games backstroke has an interesting history. The first event to be included was the 200-meter event for men in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. The 100-meter event w...

Try This Training Set: Developing Backstroke Underwaters Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a backstroke set designed to focus on controlling and maintaining underwater kicks in your race. Take a look at the set and its description below: 5 Rounds: :10 all-out vertical ....

Returning Kliment Kolesnikov Plus New Contenders Poised to Lead 100 Back in Singapore Twenty-seven months after Aaron Peirsol became the first swimmer under 53 seconds in the 100 backstroke, he smashed through another barrier by clocking 51.94. This was at the height of the polyurethane suit era in ...

Olympic Swimming Top Races, No. 2: Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith Set For Rematches in 100 and 200 Backstroke The Olympic swimming competition will begin Saturday, July 27, with the best swimmers in the world competing for medals in 28 individual races and seven relays over nine days of competition. Be...

By Dr. G. John Mullen, DPT, CSCS Swimming occurs in all planes of motion. The long-axis strokes (backstroke and freestyle) use rotation. Butterfly requires forward and backward motion, while breaststroke requires side-to-side strength. Side-to-side strength is classified as a frontal plane motion; s...

MISSOULA, Montana, May 21. SPECTRUM Aquatics, a leading manufacturer of commercial pool equipment, has recently developed an automatic anti-slip backstroke start "wedge" (patent pending) designed to improve the starts of competitive backstroke swimmers. Spectrum's innovative backstroke wedge is comp...

A Look Back Into the Past: A History of the Backstroke Start and Backstroke Wedge The backstroke start is arguably the most unique start in the sport of swimming. But how did it come to be what we know today? A Brief History of Backstroke As the second stroke to be contested at the Olympics, backstr...

Backstroke Finish Rule Needs Change After World Championships DQ Ordeal It was a pure moment of triumph for two American sprint backstrokers. Justin Ress had edged out world-record holder Hunter Armstrong to win the world title in the 50 backstroke, and the two men raised their arm in celebration. B...

Welcome to the “FINIS Tip of the Week.” Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we’ll explore with drills and concepts for you to implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters)...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by Commit Swimming.com! This week’s set is an aerobic backstroke set. The set moves through two rounds with an emphasis on sustained kicking, holding underwaters, and a bit of speed play throughout. On the second round of the set give your swimm...