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.

When discussing dominance of the all-time rankings in an event, much has been made about Adam Peaty’s ownership of the 100-meter breaststroke and Katie Ledecky’s monopoly of the 1500 freestyle. But as ...

Two days after managing a gold-silver sweep in the 100-meter backstroke at the World Short Course Championships, Americans Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff replicated the finish in the 50 backstroke ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NANTERRE, France (AP) — When it’s time to race, Kaylee McKeown is sure hard to beat. American Regan Smith came into the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the Paris Olympics with the world record and no ...

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JUNE 18: Regan Smith of the United States reacts after setting the word record in the Women's 100m backstroke final on Day Four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at ...

Regan Smith, the new “Queen of Backstroke,” chatted about her latest endeavors, which include going pro and training under veteran elite coach Bob Bowman in Arizona. Margaret Mead once said: “Never ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NANTERRE, France (AP) — When it’s time to ...