Comparing and Contrasting: The Four Main Swimming Strokes By: Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Swimming obviously has its four main strokes: Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Some ...

With 2025 IHSAA boys swimming season recently starting, IndyStar is spotlighting five backstroke specialists who deserve a watch.

Short course: A term used to describe a pool in which one length measures 25 meters (or 25 yards). Most college pools are short courses, and most events during the winter are held at short-course ...

Qualifying heats (11 a.m. ET on Peacock): Women’s 200 backstroke, men’s 50 freestyle, men’s 200 IM. Semis and finals (8 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock): Women’s 200 butterfly final, men’s 200 backstroke final ...

Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

Backstroke to Breaststroke: Which Turn is Right For You? The transition from backstroke to breaststroke in the individual medley has become a major topic of discussion in the swimming world over the ...

Regan Smith set another 100m backstroke world record on Friday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The 22-year-old Smith set the short-course mark with a time of 54.41 ...

With the Oklahoma high school swimming season underway, here are some Oklahoma City-area storylines to watch during the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Katharine Berkoff, an Olympian and Missoula native, took home the top spot in the USA Swimming Championship in Indianapolis for the 50-meter backstroke. Berkoff's time of 26.97 ...