Kaylee McKeown

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Kaylee McKeown
2018-10-10 Swimming Training at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank–009.jpg
Training at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires on 10 October 2018
Personal information
Full nameKaylee Rochelle McKeown
NationalityAustralian
Born (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 20)
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires 200 m backstroke

Kaylee Rochelle McKeown (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian swimmer and triple Olympic gold medallist, winning both the 100 metre and 200 metre backstroke, as well as the 4x100 metre medley events at the 2020 summer games staged in Tokyo in 2021.[2] She is the current world record holder of the women's 100-metre backstroke (long course).[3] She was the fastest swimmer in the 200 m individual medley before the Olympics but withdrew from the event to concentrate on the backstroke.[4] She competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[5][6] She won the 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics setting a new Olympic record of 57.47 seconds.[7]

Personal life[]

Kaylee McKeown was just 15 years old when she joined her older sister Taylor on the Australian Dolphins swim team. She was one of the youngest members.[8]

In August 2020, McKeown's father, Sholto, died after a two-year battle with brain cancer.[9] She has a tattoo on her foot in his memory that says, "I'll always be with you".[10] She lives in Sunshine Coast, a peri-urban area north of Brisbane.[11]

World records[]

Long course metres[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 100 m backstroke 57.45 2021 Australian Swimming Trials Adelaide, Australia 13 June 2021 Current [12]

Short course metres[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 200 m backstroke 1:58.94 Australian Swimming Championships (25m) Brisbane, Australia 28 November 2020 Current [13]

Olympic records[]

Long course metres[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Notes Ref
1 100 m backstroke 57.88 h 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 25 July 2021 Former [14]
2 100 m backstroke (2) 57.47 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 27 July 2021 Current [14]
3 4x100 m medley relay[a] 3:51.60 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 Current OC, NR [14]
Legend: WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; NR – Australian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

a split 58.01 for backstroke leg; with Chelsea Hodges (breaststroke), Emma McKeon (butterfly), Cate Campbell (freestyle)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kaylee McKeown". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Kaylee McKeown secures another gold for Australia as Olympic swimming tally rises". the Guardian. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ Lepesant, Anne (13 June 2021). "Kaylee McKeown drops 57.45 to break Regan Smith's World Record in the 100 Back". Swimswam.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ Savage, Nic (22 July 2021). "Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown withdraws from 200m individual medley". News.com.au.
  5. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Swimming - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Kaylee McKeown". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Kaylee McKeown secures another gold for Australia as Olympic swimming tally rises". the Guardian. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Tragic detail in Australian star Kaylee McKeown's golden swim". NewsComAu. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Heartbreaking detail behind golden girl Kaylee McKeown's special tribute after Olympic glory". Fox Sports. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Final Results". swimming.org.au. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke SC Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b c Omega Timing; Atos (1 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

External links[]

Records
Preceded by Women's 100-metre backstroke
world record-holder (long course)
13 June 2021 – present 		Incumbent
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