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backstroke

swimming style in which one swims on one's back
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backstroke

Summary

backstroke is a sports discipline[1]. backstroke draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (sports_discipline category, ranking #130 of 324).[2]

Key Facts

  • backstroke's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[3].
  • backstroke is a type of swimming stroke[4].
  • backstroke's Commons category is recorded as Backstroke[5].
  • backstroke's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[6].
  • backstroke's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Backstroke[7].

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Definition and Type

backstroke's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[3]. backstroke is a type of swimming stroke[4].

Why It Matters

backstroke draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (sports_discipline category, ranking #130 of 324).[2] backstroke has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] backstroke is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Backstroke
    Sport → competitive swimming
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → sports discipline
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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