Backstroke Start

Another tip for backstroke starts: Don't pull your body way UP on the bars. Your feet will usually slip off the wall, which is typical if you weight is right over your feet. A tip I learned, which works every time, is to pull yourself of up a squatty position. i.e. stick your butt out. Then most of your weight is not directly over your feet and you can get a great pushoff, each time. It may feel weird at first, but it's a small trick that most people learning the start don't know about. It's a trick I let my little swimmers know about, and now they don't slip off the wall anymore! Don't believe me? Watch the video from the side - they all are sticking their butts out and not pulling their bodies up really far.

Another tip for backstroke starts: Don't pull your body way UP on the bars. Your feet will usually slip off the wall, which is typical if you weight is right over your feet. A tip I learned, which works every time, is to pull yourself of up a squatty position. i.e. stick your butt out. Then most of your weight is not directly over your feet and you can get a great pushoff, each time. It may feel weird at first, but it's a small trick that most people learning the start don't know about. It's a trick I let my little swimmers know about, and now they don't slip off the wall anymore! Don't believe me? Watch the video from the side - they all are sticking their butts out and not pulling their bodies up really far.