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 ...

Qualifying heats (11 a.m. ET on Peacock): Women’s 200 backstroke, men’s 50 freestyle, men’s 200 IM. Semis and finals (8 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock): Women’s 200 butterfly final, men’s 200 backstroke final ...

Regan Smith set another 100m backstroke world record on Friday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The 22-year-old Smith set the short-course mark with a time of 54.41 ...

Here’s a recent story on the Olympics, via the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 200 backstroke had been an event that had a usual quartet challenging for two spots every meet. Olympians Regan Smith, Claire Curzan, Phoebe Bacon and Rhyan White have been the contenders for ...

SINGAPORE, — For Lilly King, this summer was the end. For Will Modglin, it was the beginning. Indiana has never had a swim icon like King, who beat a Russian rival in a memorable race at the 2016 Rio ...