How to swim backstroke | Backstroke Tips with Emily Seebohm
About this episode
Emily Seebohm has swum in 4 Olympic Games for Australia. Emily is a 7x Olympic medalist. She has won individual medals in both the 100 and 200 Backstrokes. She has set World Records in backstroke. Emily knows how to swim backstroke fast.
In this clip from Inside with Brett Hawke, Emily provides backstroke tips on everything including the backstroke start, rotation in backstroke, the backstroke pull, underwaters in backstroke, and even how to breathe in backstroke.
Enjoy!
00:00 Backstroke start
01:48 Underwaters
03:24 Feet flexibility
04:25 Backstroke pull
06:00 Med ball throw down
06:55 Backstroke recovery & entry
08:35 Speed in recovery
09:40 Breathing pattern in backstroke
10:38 Use your length
11:28 More shoulder rotation less hip rotation
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