How To Do a Backstroke Start Like a Pro

To help you learn how to do a perfect backstroke start, we teamed up with Syrian Olympic swimmer Ayman Klzie to show you a step-by-step progression. From finding the best position on the blocks to maximizing your underwater dolphin kick, follow our tips and you’ll master your backstroke start in no time!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Focus on Streamline
1:49 Add Dolphin Kicks
2:30 Start From the Side
4:44 Start From the Blocks
6:48 Seated Start Drill
7:25 Kick the Ball Drill
8:29 Physio Ball Drill

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[azevedooww]

I'm a swimmer for about 7 years now and I still don't have a good backstroke start, it feels kinda embarrasing but this video helped me to adjust my technique, thank you guys

[toebeanqueen]

I just started high school swimming this year after not swimming for 6 years this video and all others on the channel helped me so much!

[poppies]

That pool looks so good! Great drills too!

[halabesmar]

Wow! Incredible! Love the cool drills!!!! 👍👍

[synergyswimacademy]

Love this! Will try this with my students today! Thank you for sharing this!

[lakshmishreeg]

Sir, your videos have inspired me !
I am an adult Female and i have just started swimming!
It was my Day 2 at the pool !
I need to work on a lot of things!

[moumitamondal]

I am a backstroker this video help mee very much thank you❤

[NatureGod-lzsb]

My daughter will be the best swimmer after your video!

[carmenperezmojena]

Algún miércoles de pizarra donde expliques la salida de espalda usando el arrancador. El aditamento que ahora se usa para salidas de espalda.

[Ungerthegun]

I have titanium rods in my back from L2 - S1 so arching the back is not a great option. What is a second best start to use?

[Pastthelove]

I can practice this with diving mask and I really love it!

[sunilanagvekar]

Hi. Can you tell me how to not panic with the feel of water over ur face in the start... Even though I exhale i keep inhaling the water.

[ChienNguyen-vhiv]

Nice video
I just have a question, when i “ hop” I normally have water enter my nose which is really unpleasant. If I do it by facing my face to water then I’m ok but whenever I try to do a start on back stroke i got water into my nose. Any ideas for me please? Thanks so much

[AndrisBērziņš-cq]

0:50, 1:51, (2:33-2:56)4:19, 4:48, (6:48-6:55)(7:28-7:50)8:30

[lasersailing]

What can I do when the wall of an olympic pool is so slippery, that my feets go down when I push from the wall? I didn't have such a problem in other pools I swam. 🤔

[hershey]

i love these drills! can't wait to use them with my team. Thanks!

[GATdebate]

Most of the swimming pools in my country do not allow swimmers to use the diving blocks. They are covered and therefore you cannot even hold onto the bars. Please advise how I can do these drills then?

[jimjutte]

Backstroke has never been a stroke I have cared to do, in part because I have one too many knocks in the head and two, being relatively blind I can't follow patterns on ceilings like I can a thick black line on the floor. Nevertheless this video makes the starts fun to try and the progressions are very helpful for the beginner swimmers that I coach. Thanks Fares. Keep doing what you're doing.

[infinitysmile]

I could not blow out air from my nose while swimming backstroke. How do you think I could practice it?

[Prororo]

How do you not get out of air when doing dolphin kicks?
If I hold my breath, water gets in my nose and into my throat and I have to swallow it and that’s very uncomfortable and bad for the stomach because of swallowing a lot of chlorine
However, if I exhale with my nose, I run out air quickly, after around 3 seconds and water gets into my nose again
Also, if I try to exhale less, then water gets into my nose