Texas senior Hubert Kos defended his national title in the 100-yard backstroke with a NCAA record time and the Longhorns held onto their team lead at the national swimming and diving championships on ...

After Liendo threw the first punch last night, with his 100 butterfly title and NCAA recor, Kos followed with a record of his own. Kos not only won another 100 backstroke NCAA title but also became ...

The Texas standout lowered his own NCAA mark by twelve-hundredths of a second, delivering another impressive swim. Already ...

In 2019, a 17-year-old Smith set two backstroke world records before newfound pressure “ate her alive.” Pushed by an Australian rival, Smith reclaimed one of her records Tuesday and seems primed for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is this the year the excellence of Mollie O’Callaghan in the backstroke will be as appreciated as her prowess in the freestyle events? A scan of the all-time rankings in the 100-meter freestyle shows ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...