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, ...

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 ...

Previous articles in this swimming technique series presented data about the stroke cycle component times for the arms of elite male sprinters for all four strokes. The data showed that swimmers do ...

LEWISBURG — Addie Elliott ended her high school swimming career with a flourish. The Lancaster Catholic senior finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke at Thursday’s conclusion of the PIAA Class 2A ...

Australia's Kaylee McKeown defeated top favourite Regan Smith to win a second consecutive women's 100-metre backstroke gold at the Paris Games on Tuesday. The Tokyo 2020 champion set a new Olympic ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 27: Kaylee McKeown of Team Australia reacts after winning the the Women's 100m Backstroke Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 27, ...

Another swimming controversy is brewing at the Paris Olympics. British swimmer Honey Osrin finished second in the semifinal of the women’s 200-meter backstroke Thursday with a time of 2:07.84 — ...