Australian swimming star Kaylee McKeown has smashed the 50 metre backstroke world record by 0.12 seconds to underline her status as swimming's backstroke queen. Kaylee McKeown now holds the world ...

Swimming the backstroke may seem a harmless pursuit, but it has been banned at a council pool in case of accidents. Daisyfield baths, in Blackburn, is believed to be the first to implement such a ban.

Dec. 12—The Austin boys swimming and diving team dropped its season opener by a score of 92-69, but one swimmer left a big mark in Rochester Century Thursday. Brent Dahl set the Century pool record in ...

As the second stroke to be contested at the Olympics, backstroke is often said to be the inverse of freestyle. Backstroke made its debut at the 1900 Olympic Games, where only the 200-meter race was ...

St. Mary’s senior Joe Hayburn seems to have made it his mission to accomplish as many fantastic feats as possible before graduation. The reigning Capital Gazette boys Swimmer of the Year has already ...

The World Aquatics Championships featured a big upset as the US Men's team failed to advance to the semifinals of the 100m backstroke. This marks the first time since 1908 that the team has failed to ...

Oliver Morgan breaks British record to qualify for Paris Olympics 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships Dates: 2-7 April Venue: London Aquatics Centre Time: Heats from 10:00 BST; finals sessions ...

At the 2024 U.S. trials, Regan Smith set a new world record in 100-meter backstroke in long course. “I spent the last two years and a half being this close to it. I knew I was good enough that I had ...

Kaylee McKeown continued the terrific performance for the Australian women at the Tokyo Olympics by winning the 100-meter backstroke crown on Monday night. The 20-year-old set a new Olympic record of ...

Visitors to a council-run swimming pool have been banned from doing backstroke, it emerged today. Bathers at the Daisyfield pool in Blackburn, Lancashire, have been told they can only do front strokes ...