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1 result for BACKSTROKE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 16, 2013	20A	Butterfly alternative	Peter Broda	Shortz

2 results for BACKSTROKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 22, 1952	35A	Oyakawa holds this Olympic record.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 2, 1951	18A	Specialty of Allen Stack, Eleanor Holm, etc.	Unknown	Farrar

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