Editor’s note: This article is part of our “Origin Stories” series, focusing on the backstories of athletes and topics around the Summer Olympics. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — After the 2022 World ...

In 2019, a 17-year-old Smith set two backstroke world records before newfound pressure “ate her alive.” Pushed by an Australian rival, Smith reclaimed one of her records Tuesday and seems primed for ...

Smith College Director of Athletics Kristin Hughes announced the hiring of Devin Javens as the next head swim coach. Javens, who spent the last season as a graduate assistant coach with the Pioneers, ...

Lakeville swimmer Regan Smith began her busy schedule at the Paris Olympics on Monday with a preliminary heat in the 100-meter backstroke. She advanced to the semifinals with the second-fastest time, ...

Kim Bierwert, who died suddenly last Saturday at the age of 74, served as head coach of the Smith College swimming and diving team for 42 years. He also earned a degree in economics from the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Regan Smith raced to the top of the swimming world while still in her teens. She didn't really get a chance to enjoy the view. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Smith struggled to cope ...

WESTMONT, ILLINOIS - APRIL 15: Regan Smith celebrates after winning the Women’s 200 Meter Backstroke Final and setting a US Open record on Day 4 of the TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont at FMC Natatorium ...

Michael Phelps is the G.O.A.T. of swimming; that's just a fact. No one in history is more accomplished in Olympic swimming than Phelps, as his multitude of records speaks for itself. Phelps is also a ...

The Jamestown Sun, N.D. Katie Ringer, The Jamestown Sun, N.D. Jul. 13—JAMESTOWN — Ben Smith has really done it all in terms of swimming. As an athlete, he's put in miles in the pool, getting himself ...