How far have you swam continuously with the backstroke?
I swam a mile backstroke in high school on a challenge, going lengthwise.
No one else was in the pool, and think it took at least 45 minutes.
I was very tired afterwards but felt good.
Do you always use goggles for backstroke?
This week I swam a few laps, and found it easier to see without goggles.
Two mad people have successfully crossed the English Channel swimming backstroke - Haydn Welsh (17:02) in 1993 and Tina Neil in 2005 (13:22).
A third swimmer, Nik Haynes, attempted a backstroke channel crossing last year. Was pulled after ~10 hours due to hypothermia: mobile.facebook.com/Niksbackstrokechannelswim
Tina Neil (article wrongly says she was the first to successfully cross the channel swimming backstroke): www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../
Hayden Welsh: www.haydnwelch.co.uk/.../
Two mad people have successfully crossed the English Channel swimming backstroke - Haydn Welsh (17:02) in 1993 and Tina Neil in 2005 (13:22).
A third swimmer, Nik Haynes, attempted a backstroke channel crossing last year. Was pulled after ~10 hours due to hypothermia: mobile.facebook.com/Niksbackstrokechannelswim
Tina Neil (article wrongly says she was the first to successfully cross the channel swimming backstroke): www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../
Hayden Welsh: www.haydnwelch.co.uk/.../