Missy Ryan writes about national security and defense for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2014 and has written about the Pentagon and the State Department. She has reported from Iraq ...

Missy Franklin, the 17 year old Olympic swimmer from Colorado, took home her second medal Monday after placing first in the women’s 100 meter backstroke ... finals after a swim lasting 1: ...

Seeger sophomore Wrede Johnson secured a pair of spots in the IHSAA State swim meet, winning the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke titles at Saturday's sectional meet in Crawfordsville.

Backstroke is, of course ... more tender moments beside the sea or the pool — touching on an unconventional swimming lesson that gives the play its title and that explains a deeper bond between ...

Schweikert won the Division I 100-yard backstroke in a new state record of 52.87 seconds. It was her second state title on Saturday. Brendan Connelly Reading's Gage Murphy talks about his come ...

FEDERAL WAY — Prairie’s Vladyslav Danylyuk was the top local placer at the 3A boys swimming state meet, taking fifth place in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center.

Wellington's Cody Monajjem set a personal-record time, cruising past the field for a second Colorado Class 3A state championship in as many years, this time in the 100-yard backstroke Tuesday ...

The Cavalier women picked up the top seeds in all three events contested Saturday, with Claire Curzan topping the 200 backstroke ... 1:47.91 3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC 1:50.50 A 1:54.01 ...

Ross High School's Cooper Burt won the 100 backstroke in a new DII state record of 48.28 seconds Feb. 21, 2025. He broke old record by 0.01 seconds.

A star rating of 4 out of 5. You won’t be surprised to learn that Backstroke is an extremely sad play. What you may be surprised to learn is that it’s funny, too. Friday Night Dinner's Tamsin ...

The chance to see Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig on stage together – and up close at the 250-seat Donmar too – has meant that tickets are scarce for Backstroke, despite Anna Mackmin’s play ...

“Swimming pools do have a Pavlovian effect ... For the first 20 minutes of Backstroke, Greig paces about the hospital room where Imrie’s character lies catatonic, nervously clashing with ...