How to Use backstroke in a Sentence

backstroke

noun

• She got into the pool and began to do the backstroke.
• She won the 50-meter backstroke.
• Swimmers will be taught how to swim freestyle and backstroke.
  — Daily Southtown, 3 Apr. 2018
• There are sprints, passing drills… a few lengths of backstroke.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Ong took fifth in the backstroke, and Wu placed fifth in the breaststroke.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2018
• Cox followed that up with a gold medal in the 100 backstroke.
  — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
• Champion in the freestyle and backstroke, one of the best in his age group in the nation.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
• This was Carag's third year in a row to swim the 100 backstroke at the state meet.
  — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
• Out in the bay, swimmers in old-timey swim caps practice backstrokes and water skiers zigzag about.
  — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
• Smith, of Lakeville, won the bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke.
  — Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
• Andrés was doing laps in the ocean—backstroke one way, breaststroke the other.
  — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
• The backstroke was his specialty.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
• Mike Stamm set a world record in the 200 backstroke, edging Hall.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2020
• Her best time in the 200 backstroke would have been the fastest at Virginia last season.
  — Casey Murphy, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
• By then, too, Rowe had settled on the backstroke as her signature event over the breaststroke.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
• Then in the 50-yard backstroke, Kight and Tran finished 1-2 once more.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 June 2019
• The 100-yard backstroke was the only swimming event in which the Cadets did not have a top-three finisher.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
• Cox won the 100 butterfly as a junior last year and earned silver in the 100 backstroke.
  — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
• Her interest in swimming only grew at boarding school, where she was allowed to use the pool on her own in the mornings, mostly doing the backstroke.
  — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
• Kós also broke the NCAA record in the 100 backstroke earlier this meet.
  — ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
• Imagine doing the backstroke in the Backrooms money pool like Scrooge McDuck.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 June 2026
• Coronado senior Gage Everitt goes for an encore win in the 100 backstroke and bids for a first-time title with a move to the 100 freestyle.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
• The place is blessedly distraction-free, leaving you plenty of time to hike around, go saltwater fishing off the dock, hunt for mussels at low tide, do the backstroke in the harbor as seagulls soar overhead, and search for shells and sea glass along the beach.
  — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
• The younger Foley, who contributed four points from his placement in the 100 backstroke, also reflected on the family lineage and how his role has expanded with the program.
  — Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
• MacArthur’s Olivia Gonzalez qualified in two events by finishing second in the 100 backstroke and 100 backstroke.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2026
• Podiums in the 100 backstroke by Hudson Roybal and 100 breaststroke by Will Currey completed the state-title winning performance.
  — Aro Majumder, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Day 3 of the four-day event continues on Friday with the 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay and three-meter diving.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
• Virginia junior Claire Curzan repeated as champion in the 100-yard backstroke on Friday and the Cavaliers remained in first place heading into the final day of the women’s swimming and diving championships.
  — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
• Her mother, Rizza Maniego-Eala, was a women’s 100m backstroke bronze medalist in the 1985 Southeast Asian Games, according to Rappler.
  — Ryan Brennan march 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
• The future Princess of Monaco participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a member of the South African women’s 4×100-meter medley relay team, competing in the backstroke style.
  — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026