Pop Quiz: Which Tempo is Best for the 100 Backstroke?

Which of these swimmers is using the best stroke rate for a 100 meter or 100 yard backstroke?

🚨 SPOILERS 🚨
Swimmer A 67 SR
Swimmer B 90 SR
Swimmer C 100 SR
Swimmer D 72 SR

Depending on the meet, you might see this large of variance in stroke rates in a single heat. Most of the time (as long as the athlete can maintain their rate), the faster stroke rates win in the 100 backstroke.

Did you guess correctly?

#theraceclub #backstroke #backstroker #backstrokedrill #swimrace #swimtraining #swimteam #swimquiz #swimcoach #strokerate #swimtempo #swimfast #swimmer #backstrokerace

[ajl]

100 strokes/minute is what nearly every world class backstroker is swimming at these days, with a small variance +/- 5 SPM from what I've seen.

If you're using mode 1 on a FINIS tempo trainer, you can also set it to :60 (stroke every .60 seconds).

[joelthedprinterguy]

Does anyone notice so many back strikers have double jointed elbows? Makes it great to get a wide catch but is horrible for freestyle catch. Just something interesting. Always wondered if it was just a random trait in some backstrokers or if people who have that just choose to do backstroke because it makes more sense at that point.

[zsysfws]

It depends on the swimmer. I also prefer D, but that's my personal opinion. In my opinion it depends on the athlete, when he reaches a certain level he builds the swim that best suits his needs. However, we can give him some exercises to improve.

[sergeygavrilov]

Nessuno tra tutti quattro fanno bene! Tutti hanno spalle affondate, con una remata "lateralizzata", nessuno non fa movimento di rotazione del corpo e dei fianchi lungo l'asse longitudinale del corpo(rollio).🙁