American Ryan Murphy doubled his gold medal collection Thursday, winning the 200m backstroke to go with the 100m backstroke ...

North Carolina State alum Katharine Berkoff has emerged as seemingly the No. 2 sprint backstroke swimmer in Team USA’s arsenal. After finishing fourth in the 100 backstroke at the Olympic Trials for ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics were a mixed bag of results for Ryan Murphy, with him setting new world records and also facing losses. In addition to defending his 100-meter backstroke bronze medal, the ...

Kaylee McKeown is the first Australian to win four individual Olympic gold medals after triumphing in the women's 200m backstroke. McKeown is also the first swimmer to successfully defend 100m and ...

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 ...

NANTERRE, France — Australian star Kaylee McKeown swept the women’s backstroke events at the Olympics for the second straight Games, winning Friday’s 200-meter backstroke final with a time of 2:03.73, ...

A decade ago, Ryan Murphy became the sixth man to sweep Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 200 backstroke, joining the likes of East German Roland Matthes plus fellow Americans John Naber, Rick Carey, ...

Former Stanford swimmer Regan Smith has added yet another Olympic silver medal to her collection, this time in Friday's women's 200m backstroke final at the Paris Olympics. Smith tapped the wall at ...

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Five-time Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown has pulled out of this summer's Commonwealth Games with glandular fever. The 24-year-old Australian, who holds the Olympic, world and Commonwealth ...

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