* – in our series, we will use Lane 9 to add an athlete whose story reflects extraordinary situations of different kinds, including being deprived by doping or political decisions or, indeed the ...

With Kaylee McKeown out of the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, could Mollie O'Callaghan take her place in the 100 backstroke ...

PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Kaylee McKeown cemented her place among the greats of Olympic swimming on Friday as she became the first woman to retain both of the backstroke titles with a ...

The fourth-ranked recruit in the Indiana class of 2026 qualified to compete in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships last week. Han finished fifth in the 100 backstroke ...

Explore the scores and performances of each 200m Backstroke Swimming in swimming. Follow the full results of the Paris 2024 ...

Kaylee McKeown is the undisputed queen of backstroke after setting yet another world record in the discipline. The Aussie ...

The five men from Grimsby & Cleethorpes Water Rats successfully complete their challenge.

Keep reading to learn more about each stroke and how they're swam, plus which muscles are worked. This powerful stroke requires a swimmer to move up out of the water and back down in a smooth, almost ...

American Claire Curzan became the third swimmer to sweep the 50m, 100m and 200m titles in a single stroke at one world championships, completing her backstroke set Saturday in Doha. Curzan, a ...

After initially being reluctant to race the women’s 100m backstroke, McKeown won Australia’s third gold of the titles, one ...