Swimming the backstroke may seem a harmless pursuit, but it has been banned at a council pool in case of accidents. Daisyfield baths, in Blackburn, is believed to be the first to implement such a ban.

Australian swimming star Kaylee McKeown has smashed the 50 metre backstroke world record by 0.12 seconds to underline her status as swimming's backstroke queen. Kaylee McKeown now holds the world ...

As the second stroke to be contested at the Olympics, backstroke is often said to be the inverse of freestyle. Backstroke made its debut at the 1900 Olympic Games, where only the 200-meter race was ...

Roland Matthes, the most decorated backstroke ace in history, the G.OA.T. of the stroke, died on Friday in Wertheim, Baden-Württemberg, after a short, severe illness. He was 69. His wife Daniela ...

Oliver Morgan breaks British record to qualify for Paris Olympics 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships Dates: 2-7 April Venue: London Aquatics Centre Time: Heats from 10:00 BST; finals sessions ...

Visitors to a council-run swimming pool have been banned from doing backstroke, it emerged today. Bathers at the Daisyfield pool in Blackburn, Lancashire, have been told they can only do front strokes ...

The World Aquatics Championships featured a big upset as the US Men's team failed to advance to the semifinals of the 100m backstroke. This marks the first time since 1908 that the team has failed to ...

GWANGJU, South Korea, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Fu Yuanhui led the pool into women's 50m backstroke semifinals at the 18th FINA World Championships here on Wednesday. Fu, who grabbed a 100m ...