At the 2024 U.S. trials, Regan Smith set a new world record in 100-meter backstroke in long course. “I spent the last two years and a half being this close to it. I knew I was good enough that I had ...

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Kaylee McKeown still rules the women's Olympic backstroke. The Australian knocked off world-record holder Regan Smith of the United States in the 100 back on Tuesday night, ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 27: Kaylee McKeown of Team Australia reacts after winning the the Women's 100m Backstroke Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 27, ...

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 ...

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.

Australian McKeown also advances to backstroke semis Olympic champion Ceccon scrapes through in men's event Ledecky a class apart in 1,500 heats July 28 (Reuters) - World record holder Regan Smith was ...