BACKCRAWL
Back-trudgeon Screw backstroke Screw-backcrawl Combined screw-backstroke Variants of the screw-backstroke Stroke of Dalton  PS: Swimming-strokes which are shown in bold  are being discussed on this page.

 

	This swimming-stroke, which is also called the helicopter-stroke, looks like the long back-trudgeon. The arms are simultaneously brought in front of the body and then brought back again next to the body where both the leading arm and trailing make a full and a half pull-through. The legstroke is a scissor-kick which is made on both sides. Combination : double and long. The screw backstroke seen from above.

 

	This swimming-stroke looks like the Screw backstroke (descripted as above) with the only difference that the legs do a crawl-kick.

 

	This swimming-stroke has also the Screw backstroke as a base. The difference here are also the legs; they make two scissor-kicks and a single crawl-kick. Basically, it is a combination of the screw-backstroke and the screw-backcrawl regarding the legs.

 

	It are mostly the little differences which do it. There are more variations which you can do with the legs : Two scissor-kicks. Two scissor-kicks followed by crawl-kicks. A scissor-kick and a inverted scissor-kick. A scissor-kick with craw-kicks and an inverted scissor-kick with crawl-kicks. Note that with all variations of the Screw backstroke the arms always the same.