{"id":512148,"date":"2022-08-25T06:28:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=512148"},"modified":"2022-08-25T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T23:16:33","slug":"sydney-sprints-kaylee-mckeown-nudges-her-200m-short-course-backstroke-world-record-clocking-159-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sydney-sprints-kaylee-mckeown-nudges-her-200m-short-course-backstroke-world-record-clocking-159-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sprints: Kaylee McKeown Nudges Her 200m Short Course Backstroke World Record Clocking 1:59.48"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney Sprints: Kaylee McKeown Nudges Her Own 200m Short Course Backstroke World Record Clocking 1:59.48<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no stopping Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> who has again put the world on notice clocking the equal fifth fastest time in history in winning the women\u2019s 200m backstroke on night two of the Sydney Sprints Australian Short Course Championship meet.<\/p>\n

The Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion from Griffith University, QLD stopped the clock at 1:59.48 (58.75) only her second time under the two-minute barrier and just 0.54secs outside her own world record of 1:58.94 (58.59) set in December 2020.<\/p>\n

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SISTERS IN ARMS: A relieved Kaylee McKeown and Minna Atherton after the women’s 200m backstroke. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

The 21-year-old was under world record pace from the first 25m but slipped off the world record pace on the second lap and as hard as she pushed remained just outside those splits for the rest off the race finishing ahead off the USA\u2019s Beata Nelson<\/strong> (2:02.73) and Minna Atherton<\/strong> (Bond) 2:03.62 – and also well under the qualifying time.<\/p>\n

McKeown will now set herself for the World Short Course Championships in Melbourne in December for another crack at her world mark.<\/p>\n

And she will be joined by her fellow Olympic champions Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> and Emma McKeon<\/strong> on the 32-strong Dolphins team also showed all of their class, gate-crashing their way onto the night two the winners.<\/p>\n

McKeon nudging the 51 second barrier with her time of 51.03 (24.37) – touching ahead of Madi Wilson <\/strong>(Marion, SA) 51.40 Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) 51.50 and Meg Harris<\/strong> (Marion, SA) 52.91.<\/p>\n

And again highlighting Australia\u2019s depth in the premier freestyle event, with O\u2019Callaghan – the world long course and Commonwealth champion missing an individual place for the World Short Course championships – with the Aussie girls gunning to finish 2022 with their third major title of the year – and a rare dual world championship in the one calendar year.<\/p>\n

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RESS ASSURED: Kyle Chalmers congratulates Justin Ress after an epic 100m freestyle. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

While world short course record holder Chalmers again pushed the boundaries<\/a> with his 45.55 winning time in the 100m – the fastest time ever swum in Australia.<\/p>\n

He added the title to his impressive 200m win on night one, ahead of the USA\u2019s Justin Ress<\/strong> (46.57) and his Marion club mate Matt Temple<\/strong> (46.80) – also under the Australian qualifying time.<\/p>\n

With fourth-placed William Yang<\/strong> fourth in 46.87 Australia will again have an opportunity to select a competitive 4x100m freestyle relay that won the Commonwealth Games in a Games Record time.<\/p>\n

The B final saw Cody Simpson<\/strong> produce his personal best time of 47.07 – which would have seen him place fourth in the A final.<\/p>\n

Simpson will line up in the 100m butterfly heats today,chasing a place on the Dolphins team for World Short Course.<\/p>\n

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Sydney Sprints: Kyle Chalmers Clocks 1:40.98 In Powerhouse World Short Course Championship 200m Freestyle Trial<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n