South Africa's Pieter Coetze is Swimming World's Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year after dazzling in the backstroke events.

Dec. 15 to set an Abington Heights girls swimming school record during a 120-55 romp over visiting Wallenpaupack in a ...

Kaylee McKeown continues to dominate the women's backstroke events, garnering a third consecutive Pacific Rim Swimmer of the ...

On Tuesday, Regan Smith set a new world record in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2024 Olympic trials. Smith lowered the time to 57.13 in the finals to qualify for her second Olympics. She was ...

Cheers filled the Midlakes pool as former swimmers raced again, some matching times they set more than a decade ago. Nearly 60 alumni returned to Midlakes High School on December 27 for the program’s ...

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

Three-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke Friday at the New South Wales State Open swim championships. McKeown finished in 2 minutes, 03.14 seconds, ...

Cal alumni Ryan Murphy kept alive his hopes of winning an Olympic gold-medal in the 100-meter backstroke, but he barely made it and had some anxious moments before he knew he would participate in ...

The medley relay features teams of four, where each team member swims a different stroke. Teams are usually comprised of a ...

A college swim meet consists of 16 to 21 different events, in which swimmers race to score points for the fastest finishes. Men and women compete separately, with the women’s heat of any given event ...