Forbes

Ryan Murphy Places First In The 200-Meter Backstroke At The U.S. Olympic Trials

To no one's surprise, Ryan Murphy won the men's 200-meter backstroke event on day six of the U.S. trials. Murphy placed first with a time of 1:54.33, surpassing Keaton Jones by 28 seconds, who claimed ...
Los Angeles Times

Ryan Murphy learns ‘it’s a girl,’ earns his third 100-meter backstroke Olympic medal

PARIS — Ryan Murphy did something Monday that hasn’t been done for half a century, swimming to a medal in the men’s 100-meter backstroke during a third consecutive Olympics. But that was only the ...
The New York Times

Regan Smith is back atop the backstroke, just in time for the Olympics

INDIANAPOLIS — Not all world records are equal. They might seem like they’d all be uniformly awesome in an uncomplicated way, but they don’t all feel like it. Not to Regan Smith, at least. Five years ...
Forbes

Regan Smith Adds A New World Record In 100-Meter 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 ...
USA Today

Ryan Murphy keeps his Olympic medal streak alive in 100 backstroke

NANTERRE, France — Ryan Murphy is three-for-three when it comes to Olympic medals in the men’s 100-meter backstroke after winning bronze in Monday night’s final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. So, ...