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Olympics: Kaylee McKeown Last of Three to Set 100 Back Olympic Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

On paper, the women\u2019s 100 backstroke looked like one of the most loaded events in the Tokyo Olympics<\/a>. In the pool, it was somehow even more fun in prelims Sunday night.<\/p>\n

In successive heats, Kylie Masse,<\/strong> then Regan Smith,<\/strong> then Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> took turns downing the Olympic record in the event, the mark finally ending in the hands of McKeown, for now.<\/p>\n

Buckle up, because the contenders aren\u2019t messing around.<\/p>\n

First up was Masse, who thrashed her heat. The Canadian, who won World Championships in 2017 and 2019, had the entire heat at her feet by the wall, finishing in a time of 58.17. That erased the time set by Emily Seebohm<\/strong> at the 2012 Games at 58.23.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t necessarily a record Masse was expecting.<\/p>\n

“I was thinking about the whole process and this is one step at a time, so I wanted to put together a good race here,” she said. “The Olympic record is amazing and I’m super happy to have (held the record for) one or two minutes, but it all comes down to the final.”<\/p>\n

It proved to be merely the appetizer. Smith was out slightly slower than Masse, but she came back with more speed. Her time of 57.96 granted the former world record holder an Olympic record status for all of three minutes. That\u2019s because McKeown, who this year erased Smith\u2019s world record<\/a>, did a little more of that in 57.88. McKeown also dropped the 200 IM to focus on the backstroke events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to come out and swim and those girls put in really solid times,” McKeown said. “It’ll be interesting to see how we go with the semifinals in the morning, but you can just give it your best and hopefully make the final.\u201d<\/p>\n

Entertaining as the dynamics of the leading triumvirate are, there are others to fill out the semifinal feed. Among them are Seebohm, who is fifth, a spot behind Kathleen Dawson.<\/strong> Smith\u2019s countrywoman Rhyan White<\/strong> \u2013 who swam next to Smith, as Seebohm and McKeown did \u2013 is sixth. Masse was next to compatriot Taylor Ruck,<\/strong> who is through in 11th. Kathleen Dawson<\/strong> of Great Britain is lurking in fourth.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 100 backstroke<\/h4>\n
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  • World record: Kaylee McKeown, Australia, 57.45 (2021)<\/li>\n
  • Olympic record: Emily Seebohm, Australia, 58.23 (2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    1. Kaylee McKeown, Australia, 57.88<\/li>\n
    2. Regan Smith, United States, 57.96<\/li>\n
    3. Kylie Masse, Canada, 58.17<\/li>\n
    4. Kathleen Dawson, Great Britain, 58.69<\/li>\n
    5. Emily Seebohm, Australia, 58.86<\/li>\n
    6. Rhyan White, United States, 59.02<\/li>\n
    7. Kira Toussaint, Netherlands, 59.21<\/li>\n
    8. Margherita Panziera, Italy, 59.74<\/li>\n
    9. Peng Xuwei, China, 59.78<\/li>\n
    10. Marila Kameneva, Russia, 59.88<\/li>\n
    11. Taylor Ruck, Canada, 59.89<\/li>\n
    12. Anastasia Gorbenko, Israel, 59.90<\/li>\n
    13. Anastasiia Fesikova, Russia, 59.92<\/li>\n
    14. Cassie Wild, Great Britain, 59.99<\/li>\n
    15. Maaike de Waard, Netherlands, 1:00.03<\/li>\n
    16. Anna Konishi, Japan, 1:00.04<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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