Van Mathias broke the American record in the 50m breaststroke — a new Olympic event — after sitting out swimming competition for two years. Mathias, 25, clocked 26.39 seconds in the preliminary heats ...

For the second time in the past two months, Van Mathias has lowered the American record in the 50-meter breaststroke. Mathias put together his latest record-breaking performance on Wednesday night at ...

One of the most important aspects of the breaststroke is the pullout phase, an element of the stroke that ensures the athlete gathers momentum off the start and turn. In this latest contribution from ...

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NANTERRE, France — French sensation Léon Marchand continued his spectacular run at the Paris Olympics by becoming the first swimmer in history to win the 200-meter butterfly and the 200-meter ...

IRVINE, Calif. — If you want to fully appreciate the beguiling beauty of breaststroke, the quirkiest of swimming disciplines, consider where the fastest American man and woman were four years ago.

PARIS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, beating Tokyo champion Tatjana Smith ...

PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Tatjana Smith took South Africa's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the 200 metres she won at Tokyo 2021 under her ...

It may be Olympian Matthew Fallon now, but it’s about to be Olympic medalist Matthew Fallon. Rising Wharton senior Matt Fallon is set to take on the biggest moment of his career — representing Team ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Since the Olympic Games first awarded medals in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1968, no woman has twice won gold. Lilly King has another shot to be the first . . . even if, as she says, ...