backstroker

English

Etymology

From backstroke +‎ -er.

Noun

backstroker (plural backstrokers)

1. A swimmer who uses the style backstroke
   • 1998 August 28, Ted Kleine, “Pool Hustler”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     I swam differently from the other backstrokers," he says. "

   • 2008 July 13, Karen Crouse, “Wooed by Netherlands, a Swimmer Stays for the Challenge”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Matt Grevers was struggling to keep his head above water in a deep pool of backstrokers when a coach from the Netherlands offered him a preserver.

Translations

swimmer who swims the backstroke

• Dutch: rugslagzwemmer m
• Russian: спини́ст (ru) m (spiníst)