Definitions for "backstroke"
Keywords:  swimmer, flutter, crawl, kick, swim
a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back. It is usually executed with backward-moving circular arm strokes and a flutter kick.
One of the four competitive strokes; swimmers must remain on their back or side at all times during the race.
One of the 4 competitive racing strokes, basically any style of swimming on your back. Backstroke is swam as the first stroke in the Medley Relay and second stroke in the I.M.