KnowraBackstrokeLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Backstroke, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 2Related 1Narrower topic 4Compared with 4Freestyle swimmingCompared with: Its required body orientation distinguishes it from the usual front-crawl freestyle.Competitive swimmingBroader topic: Its back-facing position changes starts, turns, and stroke technique.Butterfly strokeCompared with: Backstroke alternates its arms and keeps the face above water, unlike butterfly.Front crawlCompared with: It shares the alternating rhythm but places the swimmer face-up.Individual medleyRelated: It is the second stroke, beginning after the butterfly-to-backstroke transition.BreaststrokeCompared with: Backstroke keeps the face above water and uses alternating rather than simultaneous arm action.Olympic swimmingBroader topic: Backstroke is one of the four strokes contested in Olympic individual races and medleys.Natalie CoughlinNarrower topic: It was Coughlin's signature stroke and the basis of her earliest Olympic gold.Ryan LochteNarrower topic: Lochte won Olympic gold in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2008 Games.Krisztina EgerszegiNarrower topic: Her specialty was one of swimming’s four competitive strokes.Roland MatthesNarrower topic: It was Matthes's specialty and the technique used in his record-setting events.