Today, we accept that there are four competitive strokes. But when the first rules for competitive swimming were written in the early 19th century, there was only one rule: Whoever swam the fastest ...

TOKYO – Osamu Tsurumine, a breaststroke star for Japan in the 60s, passed away at the age of 73 on Feb. 2 due to pneumonia. Tsurumine placed sixth in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 1964 Tokyo ...

Tatjana Smith beat out an incredibly competitive field to win the gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics.

SINGAPORE — Singapore's top breaststroke swimmer Letitia Sim has retired from competitive sport, Singapore Aquatics announced on social media on May 22. Just five months ago, the 23-year-old enjoyed a ...