Armstrong, who was one of the highest-profile stars on the entire card to openly refuse performance-enhancing protocols, clocked a winning time of 24.21 seconds in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS - A former Cal swimmer won the first swimming event at the Enhanced Games without taking any performance-enhancing drugs that the competition allowed. Hunter Armstrong, a two-time Olympic ...

Texas swimmer Hubert Kós describes why his NCAA 100 backstroke felt different than the Olympics—less pressure, more team meaning—and calls it his best reaction and his favorite race ever. And then ...

Murphy holds the Olympic record in the event, which he set in 2016 when he won the gold Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2015 and coordinates with all ...

The 2024 Olympic Games continue today, as the women’s 100m backstroke final transpires this afternoon. Today’s swimming competitions are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. CT on NBC and Peacock. Fans can ...

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 ...

PARIS -- Phoebe Bacon got one step closer to Olympic glory on Thursday. The Badger swimmer finished with the best time in the 200-meter backstroke semifinals and will have a shot at gold on Friday.

Ryan Murphy has won five individual Olympic medals in backstroke events, and now he is beginning the chase for the Los ...