ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus has broken the women’s 400-meter freestyle world record at the Australian swimming championships.
Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10 months ago inspired her to break the 100-meter backstroke world record on Sunday at the Australian Olympic trials. The 19-year-old McKeown had a time of 57.45 seconds at the South Australian Aquatic Centre to improve on the previous mark of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019. McKeown’s father Sholto died last August from brain cancer.
Australian swimmer breaks 100-meter backstroke world record
19-year-old Kaylee McKeown s time improved the previous world mark of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019. Author: Associated Press Updated: 11:00 AM EDT June 13, 2021
Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10 months ago inspired her to break the 100-meter backstroke world record on Sunday at the Australian Olympic trials.
The 19-year-old McKeown had a time of 57.45 seconds at the South Australian Aquatic Centre to improve on the previous mark of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019.
McKeown s father Sholto died last August from brain cancer. With COVID and the passing of my dad in August last year, it has been a huge, huge build-up to these trials, she said.