**Freestyle and backstroke data collection works a little differently in the Go Swim app — here's exactly what to do.**

In this tutorial, Glenn Mills walks through how to add race data for freestyle and backstroke events in the Go Swim app, and explains the key difference from breaststroke and butterfly: stroke cycle tracking.

For breaststroke and butterfly, both arms move together, so every stroke counts as one cycle. For freestyle and backstroke, you track one hand at a time — whichever hand hits first off the start or turn is the one you follow for that length. It may switch from lap to lap, but the rule stays the same: tag the first hand, and track it consistently throughout.

Using a 100 backstroke as a live example, Glenn demonstrates the full Pro Data workflow — finding the strobe for an accurate start, tracking strokes and turns in real time, finalizing the data, then refining the 15-meter marks and underwater velocity breakout points for each lap.

Once you understand the one-hand-per-cycle rule, freestyle and backstroke data collection is just as fast and straightforward as any other stroke.

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Adding Freestyle & Backstroke Data