No one was beating Regan Smith in her signature event. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the U.S.

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The United States women were dominant in the backstroke events during 2025, taking 17 of the 30 top-10 positions.

Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

TOKYO — It happens so fast. After years of preparation, Lakeville's Regan Smith and her rivals walk to the pool, discard their robes and flip-flops, and dump them into a laundry basket set there by ...

Yohann Ndoye-Brouard took down Leon Marchand in the Pro Swim Series 200-meter backstroke final in Austin, finishing in ...

With a personal best in the 100 meter backstroke at last weekend's Santa Clara International Grand Prix, Analy High junior Rebecca Baxley qualified for this month's U.S. Olympic swim trials in Omaha, ...

MINSK, 1 August (BelTA) – Belarusian swimmer Anastasiya Shkurdai progressed to the women’s 200m backstroke semifinal at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on 1 August, BelTA has learned. The ...

Northampton swimmer Erin Voss finished sixth in the finals of the 200-meter backstroke at the US Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. Northampton swimmer Erin Voss set a personal best as she ...

The major U.S. Olympic trials are under way through July 2 in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Live coverage of many events can be found on the NBC Sports Network, and selected videos ...