﻿{"id":476568,"date":"2021-06-14T07:11:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T14:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=476568"},"modified":"2021-06-14T13:47:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:47:12","slug":"kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaylee McKeown&#8217;s Mobile Phone Meltdown, A Message From Regan Smith And The Fastest 200IM In The World This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kaylee McKeown&#8217;s Mobile Phone Meltdown, A Message From Regan Smith And The Fastest 200IM In The World This Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A mobile phone that went into meltdown, five hours sleep after getting to bed at 1.30am and a congratulatory text from her main rival were all part of <strong>Kaylee McKeown<\/strong>\u2019s world record breaking night in Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p>But it was back in the pool tonight after some encouraging words from coach <strong>Chris Mooney<\/strong> before Australia\u2019s latest swim star, added her second event for Tokyo 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tears-and-tributes-flow-as-kaylee-mckeown-sets-a-new-wr-and-ariarne-titmus-rattles-katie-ledeckys-400-free-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breaking <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong>\u2019s 2019 world record in the 100m backstroke<\/a>, McKeown was back in the fast lane at the <a href=\"http:\/\/liveresults.swimming.org.au\/SAL\/2021TRIALS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre<\/a> in Adelaide winning the 200m individual medley in the fastest time in the world this year.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old USC Spartan from Queensland\u2019s Sunshine Coast backed up for a comfortable win in a new Australian All-Comers record of 2:08.19 (<strong>27.71<\/strong>; 1:00.38\/<strong>32.66<\/strong>; 1:37.71\/<strong>37.34<\/strong>; 2:08.19\/<strong>30.48<\/strong>) \u2013 the fastest time in the world since 2019 when Hungarian \u201cIron Lady\u201d <strong>Katinka Hosszu<\/strong> continued her world medley domination.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_472871\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-472871\" data-attachment-id=\"472871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-surprise-text-message-from-regan-smith-just-hours-before-her-world-record-attempt\/kaylee-3-aus-rec-100bk-may-15-2021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KAYLEE-3-AUS-REC-100BK-May-15-2021-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Kaylee McKeown breaks Commonwealth and Australian Record, 100m BACKSTROKE Final, 2021 Sydney Open, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre , May 15 2021.\\rPhoto by Delly Carr \\\/ SOPAC. Pic credit is mandatory for complimentary editorial usage. I thank you in advance.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1621036855&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KAYLEE 3 AUS REC 100BK May 15 2021\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kaylee McKeown breaks Commonwealth and Australian Record, 100m BACKSTROKE Final, 2021 Sydney Open, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre , May 15 2021. Photo by Delly Carr \/ SOPAC. Pic credit is mandatory for complimentary editorial usage. I thank you in advance.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr \/ SOPAC.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KAYLEE-3-AUS-REC-100BK-May-15-2021-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KAYLEE-3-AUS-REC-100BK-May-15-2021-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-472871\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KAYLEE-3-AUS-REC-100BK-May-15-2021-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Kaylee McKeown breaks Commonwealth and Australian Record, 100m BACKSTROKE Final, 2021 Sydney Open, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre , May 15 2021. Photo by Delly Carr \/ SOPAC. Pic credit is mandatory for complimentary editorial usage. I thank you in advance.\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-472871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOMINANT: The best is yet to come in the Kaylee McKeown IM. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr \/ SOPAC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kaylee McKeown dominated from the outset and was never headed swimming away with team mate, 2012 London Olympian <strong>Tessa Wallace<\/strong> second in 2:11.79 and <strong>Meg Bailey<\/strong> (Hunter) third in 2:12.88.<\/p>\n<p>Revealing after the race that previous world record holder, USA\u2019s <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> had again messaged her last night with McKeown wishing her all the best for her US Trials in Omaha Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo doubt they\u2019ll be pretty fast over there&#8230;.I\u2019m all for supporting our team mates&#8230;even if they are from other countries.,\u201d said McKeown, explaining how her night unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy phone charge went pretty flat pretty quick and &#8230;I did the best I could recovery wise&#8230;I tried to get to sleep and I couldn\u2019t&#8230;..the adrenalin was still pumping&#8230;.so to get up this morning was pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to bed about 1.30am and woke up at 6am \u2013 so no complaints there &#8211; still got five hours in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut backing up; that was the toughest thing I had to overcome this morning there was a lot of fatigue and I said to coach <strong>Chris Mooney<\/strong> \u2018I don\u2019t know how this is going to go this morning.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was really good \u2013 he understands \u2013 he said \u2018just give it your best \u2013 no pressure.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have a coach like that is pretty amazing in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And on the execution of the 200IM?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely need to improve on my turns a lot more \u2013 I noticed myself, just taking a bit of a breather on the wall,\u201d said Kaylee McKeown, before rushing off to find her mum Sharon for another mother daughter hug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut no complaints&#8230;.it was under the qualifying time \u2013I can\u2019t ask for much more&#8230;..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You get the feeling there is a lot of improvement to come in this one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_476583\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-476583\" data-attachment-id=\"476583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/del_0921-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0921-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623668768&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_0921\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_0921&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0921-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0921-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476583\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0921-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_0921\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-476583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JACK ATTACK: Jack McLoughlin in full flight in the 800m freestyle. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile in the 800m freestyle, 400m qualifier <strong>Jack McLoughlin<\/strong> (Chandler) stormed home over the final 200m to swim the Olympic qualifier in 7:42.64 with Rackley&#8217;s <strong>Tommy Neill<\/strong> (third in the 200m freestyle and assured of a place in the 4x200m freestyle relay) agonisingly close to the 7:48.12 qualifying time of 7:48.65 and an automatic individual swim, with his fellow <strong>Damien Jones<\/strong> coached team mate from Centenary in Brisbane,<strong> Sam Short<\/strong> third in 7:56.81.<\/p>\n<p>In the 200m butterfly, Nunawading&#8217;s <strong>Matthew Temple<\/strong> (1:55.25) produced a courageous fightback in the closing stages to snatch the men&#8217;s 200m butterfly from the fast finishing TSS Aquatic&#8217;s Rio Olympian <strong>David Morgan<\/strong> (1:55.40) and Temple&#8217;s team mate, National champion and pacesetter <strong>Bowen Gough<\/strong> (1:55.88), fading ever so slightly under the flags to miss the team by 0.44.<\/p>\n<p><em>Swimming Australia<\/em> photographer<em> <strong>Delly Carr<\/strong> <\/em>was poolside to capture the agony and the ecstacy of one of the toughest events on the Olympic swimming program&#8230;and these images tell the story of what it means to make the Olympic Team and what it means to miss out&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_476573\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-476573\" data-attachment-id=\"476573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/del_0462\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0462-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623665948&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_0462\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_0462&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0462-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0462-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476573\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0462-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_0462\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-476573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FISTFULL: Matt Temple fought back to win the Trial &#8211; what a moment for the scaffolder from Nunawading. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_476576\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-476576\" data-attachment-id=\"476576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/del_0543\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0543-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623665991&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;340&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_0543\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_0543&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0543-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0543-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476576\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0543-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_0543\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-476576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WELL ARMED: David Morgan fought on to finish second and qualify for his second Olympic team.Photo Courtesy:Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_476580\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-476580\" data-attachment-id=\"476580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/del_0603\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0603-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623666026&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;180&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_0603\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_0603&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0603-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0603-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476580\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0603-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_0603\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-476580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WE&#8217;RE OFF TO TOKYO:David Morgan and Matthew Temple. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"476577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/del_0555\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0555-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623665995&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_0555\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_0555&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0555-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0555-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0555-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_0555\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HEARTBREAK: Bowen Gough comforted by Nunawading team mate Matthew Temple after his training partner missed the team, beaten by a touch. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"476574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kaylee-mckeowns-mobile-phone-meltdown-a-message-from-regan-smith-and-the-fastest-200im-in-the-world-this-year\/del_0470\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0470-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623665951&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DEL_0470\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DEL_0470&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0470-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0470-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DEL_0470-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DEL_0470\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>THE AGONY: National champion Bowen Gough after realising his Olympic dreams were over. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaylee McKeown&#8217;s Mobile Phone Meltdown, A Message From Regan Smith And The Fastest 200IM In The World This Year A mobile phone that went into meltdown, five hours sleep 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