Backstroke events have seen generational talents take center stage year after year. In 2024, it was Thomas Ceccon and Hubert Kos who swept the available men’s Olympic gold medals, while the women’s ...

With Kaylee McKeown out of the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, could Mollie O'Callaghan take her place in the 100 backstroke ...

Swimming has been a core sport at the Commonwealth Games since the inaugural edition in 1930, bringing together the ...

World record holder Kaylee McKeown completed back-to-back Olympic women's backstroke doubles with a win in the 200-metre at the Paris Games. The Australian clocked an Olympic record 2 minutes 3.73 ...

PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Kaylee McKeown cemented her place among the greats of Olympic swimming on Friday as she became the first woman to retain both of the backstroke titles with a ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The five men from Grimsby & Cleethorpes Water Rats successfully complete their challenge.

PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - World record holder Thomas Ceccon made a thrilling late surge to claim the men's 100 metres backstroke gold and give Italy a second swimming title at the Paris Olympics on ...