https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/5371/feet-on-backstroke-starts-turnsI&#39;ve been playing around with my feet for backstroke starts and turns, and wanted to see what other people thought about feet placement. For starts, I have mostly had my feet together on the same horizontal plane, about 15&quot; apart. I have seen someen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/69864?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:40:33 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:8b857fd7-85f3-4628-a75c-8800b7244080Former MemberI always staggered mine. One knee just won&#39;t bend very well, only about 90 degrees. That&#39;s the fun of Masters; some technique idiosyncracies you&#39;ll see are just to work around physical limitations. The start that gets you to the 15-meter mark the fastest, legally, without trashing the rest of your race should be best.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/69794?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:44:09 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c39df427-27b6-4575-aa54-095884bd71eaFormer MemberFor starts...a stagger is fine. For turns...feet planted firmly side by side should provide the most boost. If they&#39;re staggered...one leg might be doing more of the pushing than the other. Two legs are better than one. Clay&#39;s article in the archives gives some very good pointers. The rules have changed since then...so ignore the *yards start* <a href="http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=96">www.usms.org/.../articledisplay.php</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>