American athletes Matthew Grevers and Missy Franklin defeated the competition in the 100-meter backstroke Monday in the London Olympics, raising the U.S. medal count to 17. Grevers’ teammate Nick ...

LONDON - For Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman, the road to the Olympic 100-meter backstroke podium Monday night went through Tucson. Gold medalist Grevers, who improved on his 2008 silver medal while ...

Matt Grevers couldn’t contain his excitement when he made the Olympic team in 2012. Sure, he was the top backstroker in the U.S. coming into the meet — and an Olympian in 2008 — but he wasn’t sure he ...

Matt Grevers was perfectly content. He had been out of competitive swimming for three years following a decorated career during which he won 31 medals at international competitions, including two ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Grevers had a ...

LONDON — Missy Franklin stared out on the horde of reporters, suddenly sounding very much like a high school senior-to-be. "I don't like being up here alone," she said nervously. Then, just like that, ...

Before Matt Grevers took home four Olympic gold medals in Beijing and London, the world-class swimmer was rewriting the Northwestern record books. In 2007 Grevers (C07) became the first Wildcat to win ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Grevers had a different perspective on the U.S. Olympic swimming trials this time around. Returning to the pool at age 39, the six-time Olympic medalist competed Thursday in ...