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You can't see where you are going and so if you are not an expert you can hit your head on the wall. If there are no flags it is hard to know where the pool edge is. Also, you start from in the water (as opposed to a dive) and so hae a disadvtage over the other strokes.
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What is the fear of bumping into the wall when swimming backstroke in swimming pool?
Injuries to the head, hands, wrists and arms...Sometimes legs if attempting a backstroke tumble-turn or even a backstroke to breastroke turn. It was only today i injured my finger doing one of these turns; but these are the main fears of swimming backstroke in a swimming pool...
What are the sport in swimming?
backstroke butterfly
What sport do you do on your back?
well you do swimming on your back while swimming backstroke
Which sport is crawl and backstroke and butterfly?
swimming
What are the sports lingo in swimming?
backstroke butterfly
What is first stroke in swimming medley?
Butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, freestyle is the order for swimming an individal medley. However, when swimming the medley relay, the order is: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle.
Which sport do you go backwards to win?
1 Rowing 2 Tug-o-War. 3 Absailing. 4 Darts. 5 Swimming (Backstroke).
What are the other swimming strokes besides breaststroke?
The most common swimming strokes are the freestyle, backstroke, butterfly stroke and of course the freestyle. There are also the sidestroke and the elementary backstroke as well.
What are the different swimming style?
The swimming strokes are:Frontcrawl,Butterfly ,Backstroke and breastroke
What are the different kinds of swimming?
Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, survival backstroke, torpedo, dolphin kick.
When is the elementery backstroke used in the water?
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It also has a different start from the other three competition swimming styles. The swimming style is similar to an upside down front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum.
When did backstroke flags appear in swimming?
Backstroke flags,typically displaying a schools emblem or mascot, are hung over a swimming pool during a swim meet in support of the "home" team. They are called backstroke flags because when the swimmmers are performing the backstroke the flags are visible and can possibly intimidatge the opposing team.
