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 ...

There are also two freestyle relay events per gender, a 4x100m and a 4x200m. The backstroke, like the front crawl, combines an alternating motion of the arms with a flutter kick, but is done with the ...

One week after breaking the world record in the short-course version of the 100-meter backstroke during World Cup competition in South Korea, American Regan Smith took the event even lower during ...