Note: there are 2 trains of thought for Backstroke – conventional wisdom says that there should be a downsweep at the end of the stroke in which the hand/wrist flips downward toward the bottom of the pool as it extends/completes the stroke. Newer wisdom as trained by www.swimmingtechnology.com trains a ‘push’ at the end of the stroke by bending the wrist backwards as it completes the full stroke, pushing water to the toes as long as possible. Their method trains to maximize the forward propulsive phase of the stroke as much as possible.
Backstroke – Full stroke – Single Arm Backstroke with Kick
Backstroke – Full stroke – Intermittent Strokes Between Kicking Cycles
Backstroke – Full stroke – Backstroke Recovery Hesitation Drills
Backstroke – Full stroke – Double Arm Backstroke
Backstroke – Full stroke – Cup stability (half-filled cup on forehead head)
Backstroke – Full stroke – Heads-Up Backstroke (aka Spin Drill, or Sit-Up Drill)
Backstroke – Full stroke – Backstroke Kick with a Pull buoy
Backstroke – Full stroke – Single Arm Sculling Backstroke
Backstroke – Full stroke – Backstroke arms with body dolphin
Backstroke – Full stroke – Backstroke with Freestyle (aka corkscrew)