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 ...

Short course: A term used to describe a pool in which one length measures 25 meters (or 25 yards). Most college pools are short courses, and most events during the winter are held at short-course ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...