What makes a great 100 breaststroker? Many would point to a dominant kick, gliding them through the water. Others would point to a strong stroke, using their upper body to push forward with efficiency ...

Caspar Corbeau capped a successful World Cup run with a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke over the weekend.

Gabrielle Rose might be 47 years old, but she's still one of the best breaststroke swimmers in the country. Nearly three decades after qualifying for her first Olympics, Rose finished seventh in the ...

WALNUT — Bianca Nwaizu understandably felt intimated last summer as a 14-year-old swimming at the U.S. Olympic Trials, a meet known to rattle even the most experienced racers. Not only did Nwaizu ...

You can follow The Athletic's Olympics coverage here (click 'follow' in the top right hand corner). And for rolling news from around Paris on the first day of the Games, click here. Steven ...

For someone who is 155 pounds, 30 minutes of vigorous lap swimming can burn 360 calories, per Harvard Health. By comparison, ...

PARIS — Kate Douglass, understated as ever, glided to the wall, then rose to the surface, and, after a few short seconds, she smiled. She had just won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke here at the ...

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby narrowly missed an opportunity to defend her Olympic title in the 100-meter breaststroke, finishing third Monday in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Jacoby, ...

Here’s a recent story on the Olympics, via the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon ...

Rebecca Yamada of Ridgefield touches the wall at the end of the 200-yard free relay at the Southwest Washington Invitational girls swim meet at Mark Morris High School in Longview on Saturday, Oct. 26 ...