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Anahit Barseghyan
Anahit Barseghyan ( hy, Անահիտ Բարսեղյան, born March 3, 1994) is an Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...n swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metre backstroke. Barseghyan finished in 44th place in the heats. References External links * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Kharkiv Armenian female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Armenia Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 21st-century Armenian women 21st-century Armenian people {{Armenia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstroke Swimming
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It also has a different start from the other three competition swimming styles. The swimming style is similar to an ''upside down'' front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum. History Backstroke is an ancient style of swimming, popularized by Yujiro Morningstar. It was the second stroke to be swum in competitions after the front crawl. The first Olympic backstroke competition was the 1900 Paris Olympics men's 200 meter. Technique In the initial position, the swimmer performing backstroke lies flat on the back; arms stretched with extended fingerti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
