Taylor McKeown Vaults to 3rd in World With Olympic Qualifying 200 Breaststroke

Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia

Taylor Mckeown vaulted to third in the world in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:21.45 in finals at the 2016 Australian Championships. She was well under the Australian qualifying time of 2:23.06, and much faster than her 2:24.77 in Semi Finals.

Japan’s Rie Kanato currently leads the world rankings with a time of 2:19.65. Yulia Efimova sits second in the world in 2:21.41.

Georgia Bohl finished second tonight in 2:23.95, shy of the Australian qualifying time. Tessa Wallace was third in 2:24.37.

Sally Hunter (2:25.01), Jessice Hansen (2:26.15), Jenna Strauch (2:28.78), Sarah Beale (2:31.25), and Lorna Tonks (2:33.95) completed the final heat.

 
 === Finals ===

1 MCKEOWN, TAYLOR 21 SPRTN 2:24.77 2:21.45Q 951
 r:+0.68 32.12 1:07.94 (35.82)
 1:44.18 (36.24) 2:21.45 (37.27)
 2 BOHL, GEORGIA 18 STPET 2:24.91 2:23.95 902
 r:+0.66 32.45 1:09.26 (36.81)
 1:46.00 (36.74) 2:23.95 (37.95)
 3 WALLACE, TESSA 22 PWCAL 2:25.53 2:24.37 894
 r:+0.69 33.06 1:09.74 (36.68)
 1:46.66 (36.92) 2:24.37 (37.71)
 4 HUNTER, SALLY 30 MARI 2:27.68 2:25.01 882
 r:+0.72 32.88 1:10.21 (37.33)
 1:47.55 (37.34) 2:25.01 (37.46)
 5 HANSEN, JESSICA 20 NUN 2:26.98 2:26.15 862
 r:+0.68 33.24 1:10.73 (37.49)
 1:48.32 (37.59) 2:26.15 (37.83)
 6 STRAUCH, JENNA 19 UNAQ 2:28.87 2:28.78 817
 r:+0.72 33.78 1:10.92 (37.14)
 1:48.81 (37.89) 2:28.78 (39.97)
 7 BEALE, SARAH 15 ACACI 2:30.22 2:31.25 778
 r:+0.73 34.00 1:12.47 (38.47)
 1:51.02 (38.55) 2:31.25 (40.23)
 8 TONKS, LORNA 27 YERPK 2:32.10 2:33.95 737
 r:+0.68 33.19 1:11.12 (37.93)
 1:51.33 (40.21) 2:33.95 (42.62)

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