11/10/2026
Flat backstroke is slow backstroke.
Backstroke is a long axis stroke, which means rotation is almost everything. It drives your power, length, and efficiency in the water. Most swimmers swim too flat and leave all of that on the table. But rotation isn’t the whole story. Think you know one thing MORE important than your rotation in backstroke?
Watch to find out, plus two drills we use to build it.
Drop your answer below!