Regan Smith will represent Team USA in both backstroke events at the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning the 200m backstroke final to follow up her 100m-victory at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials.

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 ...

With 2025 IHSAA boys swimming season recently starting, IndyStar is spotlighting five backstroke specialists who deserve a watch. The fourth-ranked recruit in the Indiana class of 2026 qualified to ...

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 ...

The evolution of the women’s 100 backstroke has been simply astonishing the past two-plus decades. With some of the greatest swimmers in U.S. history swimming the event – and having to battle it out ...