The backstroke, like the front crawl, combines an alternating motion of the arms with a flutter kick, but is done with the face and chest facing upward out of the water. While the three ...

The new, permissive rule allows backstroke ledges in pools that maintain ... third and fourth swimmers must assume a position with at least one foot stationary at the front edge of the deck.

State high school associations may adopt rules permitting the use of backstroke ledges during swimming competitions starting in the 2025-26 school year. Rule 2-7-3 was approved by the NFHS Swimming ...

TOKYO, July 27. /TASS/. Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov won the Olympic gold in men’s 100m backstroke event in Tokyo on Tuesday, while another Russian, Kliment Kolesnikov, took the silver.

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 ...

BUDAPEST, December 11. /TASS/. Russia’s Miron Lifintsev won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke competition on Wednesday at the 2024 World Aquatics World Championship (25m) in Hungary.