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backstroker

American

[bak-stroh-ker] / ˈbækˌstroʊ kər /

noun

a person who swims the backstroke, especially a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke.

Etymology

Origin of backstroker

backstroke + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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She had a swimming scholarship to the University of Michigan, where she was a backstroker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

“I don’t know, like, the physiology of it. I just know when I shave I feel higher in the water. I feel fast,” said backstroker Ryan Murphy, a four-time Olympic gold medalist.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“It was an incredible eight days with this team,” veteran backstroker Ryan Murphy, one of Team USA’s captains in Budapest, told reporters.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2022

At Cal, he works with Olympic champion backstroker Ryan Murphy and veteran sprinter Nathan Adrian.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2018

American backstroker Tyler Clary told a California newspaper that his U.S. teammate wasn’t putting in the laps.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2012

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