Backstroke – The Tempo Stroke Volume 1: Foundations, The Tempo Cliff & Progress Sustainability

By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
Courtesy: Doug Cornish, the founder of Swimpler. Follow Swimpler on Substack here.
The feedback desiring more purposeful content meant to help developing swimmers and coaches was expressed clearly.
Underwater dolphin kick, aka the fifth stroke, is the #1 skill that separates the best from the rest.
Tempo matters as well, and I chose this topic because it will help coaches set up their backstrokers for long-term success.
INTRO
I was coaching some bac