INDIANAPOLIS — Not all world records are equal. They might seem like they’d all be uniformly awesome in an uncomplicated way, but they don’t all feel like it. Not to Regan Smith, at least. Five years ...

The 2026 campaign could provide Mollie O'Callaghan with the opportunity to display her underappreciated talent in the backstroke events.

Drama surrounded the men’s 200-meter backstroke at Paris La Defense Arena Wednesday when one swimmer was disqualified and another was missing from the event. Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank touched the ...

Thomas Ceccon has held the world record in the men's 100 back since 2017, but Pieter Coetze, Miron Lifintsev & Ceccon all ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Team USA's Katharine Berkoff, of Missoula, takes home the bronze in the 100m backstroke in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Teammate Regan Smith got second and will take home the silver.

PARIS, France — Four-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy secured a spot in the men's 100-meter backstroke finals at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Murphy, who attended The Bolles School in ...

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 ...

The 2025 IHSAA girls swimming season has begun! IndyStar is providing you with an opportunity to honor the top swimmers in Central Indiana with our latest fan poll! Vote on who you believe will be ...

Three-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith set a new world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke Tuesday night with a time of 57.13 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. The ...

Nearly a decade separates the ages of former Cal swimmer Ryan Murphy and Golden Bears freshman Keaton Jones, but they looked similar on Thursday night in the U.S. swimming Olympic Trials in ...

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 ...

To no one's surprise, Ryan Murphy won the men's 200-meter backstroke event on day six of the U.S. trials. Murphy placed first with a time of 1:54.33, surpassing Keaton Jones by 28 seconds, who claimed ...