Hubert Kos is the only male swimmer to rank first in the same event in long course and short course for the 2025 season.

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 ...

MELBOURNE, April 17 (Reuters) - Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown marked herself a major threat for the 200 metres individual medley gold at the Paris Olympics as she shattered a national record at the ...

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 ...

With the New Year upon us, here are three questions that will be answered in the swimming world over the next 12 months.

Kaylee McKeown pulled off her second successful title defense in Paris on Friday night in the women's 200-meter backstroke. The Australian, who also repeated in the 100-meter backstroke, set an ...

Fu Yuanhui competes during the 50m backstroke heats at the 18th FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, July 24, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] GWANGJU, South Korea - China's Fu Yuanhui led the pool ...

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, ...

Regan Smith added her first short course world title to her gold medal collection, leading a U.S. one-two in the 100m backstroke on Wednesday. Smith won the 100m back at short course worlds in ...

For the first time in his Olympic swimming career, Ryan Murphy missed out on the final, eliminated Wednesday in the semifinal of the men's 200-meter backstroke at Paris La Defense Arena. Green Cove ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Singapore: About four weeks ago, Australian swimming great Kaylee McKeown dislocated her shoulder. As a backstroker – arguably the ...