{"id":529530,"date":"2023-06-14T04:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=529530"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T23:40:51","slug":"australian-trials-kaylee-mckeown-shakes-the-life-out-of-her-own-100m-backstroke-world-record-with-a-sizzling-57-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-trials-kaylee-mckeown-shakes-the-life-out-of-her-own-100m-backstroke-world-record-with-a-sizzling-57-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Trials: Kaylee McKeown Shakes The Life Out Of Her Own 100m Backstroke World Record With A Sizzling 57.50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Australian Trials: Kaylee McKeown Shakes The Life Out Of Her Own 100m Backstroke World Record With A Sizzling 57.50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olympic champion<strong> Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> has shaken the life out of her own 100m backstroke world record on night two of the Australian Trials in Melbourne tonight \u2013 stopping the clock at 57.50 \u2013 a mere five one-hundredths of a second outside her own global mark set in 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 21-year-old stormed home down the second 50m after turning in 28.27 \u2013 just 0.17 outside her world record split from the Tokyo Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_529608\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529608\" data-attachment-id=\"529608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-trials-kaylee-mckeown-shakes-the-life-out-of-her-own-100m-backstroke-world-record-with-a-sizzling-57-50\/2023-world-trials-kaykee-mckeown-surface\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaykee-McKeown-surface-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;1686735657&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=\"2023 WORLD TRIALS Kaykee McKeown surface\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2023 WORLD TRIALS Kaykee McKeown surface&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaykee-McKeown-surface-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaykee-McKeown-surface-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-529608\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaykee-McKeown-surface-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2023 WORLD TRIALS Kaykee McKeown surface\" width=\"840\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-529608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: You get the feeling Kaylee McKeown&#8217;s world record is under siege. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And with the crowd at the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre cheering her on, McKeown pushed within a fingernail of her own mark, lunging at the wall after a final 50m split of 29.23 \u2013 faster than her WR last lap of 29.35.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the third fastest time in history \u2013 behind that world record and her own Olympic record of 57.47 set when she won Olympic gold in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/oceania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oceania Swimming Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.org.au\/events-results\/events\/2023-australian-swimming-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Swimming Trials Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McKeown (Griffith University, QLD) now has four of the fastest five times ever swum with her fourth fastest time of 57.63 sitting behind American <strong>Regan Smith\u2019s<\/strong> previous world mark of 57.57 set in Gwangju, when she led off the gold medal winning US relay at the 2019 World Championships.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_529609\" style=\"width: 892px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529609\" data-attachment-id=\"529609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-trials-kaylee-mckeown-shakes-the-life-out-of-her-own-100m-backstroke-world-record-with-a-sizzling-57-50\/2023-world-trials-kaylee-lifts-cap-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaylee-lifts-cap-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;1686735714&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;360&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=\"2023 WORLD TRIALS Kaylee lifts cap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2023 WORLD TRIALS Kaylee lifts cap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaylee-lifts-cap-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaylee-lifts-cap-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-529609\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Kaylee-lifts-cap-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2023 WORLD TRIALS Kaylee lifts cap\" width=\"882\" height=\"630\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-529609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HEAR HEAR! Kaylee McKeown nails the third fastest ever 100m backstroke time en-route to Fukuoka. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the US Trials are yet to be swum, the stage is almost set for what is sure to be one of the great shoot-outs of the World Championships in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McKeown down played her performance saying: \u201cIt\u2019s really nice\u2026the main event (the World Championships) are yet to come but it puts me in a good position\u2026and there will be faster girls in a few weeks time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dual Olympic champion and world record holder was also quick to praise her close friend and fellow Australian team member <strong>Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) who finished second in 58.42, equalling her best time and like McKeown under the Australian qualifying time of 59.99 \u2013 giving the Dolphins a strong two-pronged attack for Fukuoka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf Mollie wasn\u2019t right there pushing me all the way I would never have swum that fast,\u201d said McKeown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western Australian 17-year-old rising star <strong>Iona Anderson <\/strong>(Breakers, WA) finished third in her personal best time of 1:00.05.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_529610\" style=\"width: 924px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529610\" data-attachment-id=\"529610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-trials-kaylee-mckeown-shakes-the-life-out-of-her-own-100m-backstroke-world-record-with-a-sizzling-57-50\/2023-world-trials-mollie-and-hayley-hug\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Mollie-and-Hayley-hug-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;1686735722&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=\"2023 WORLD TRIALS Mollie and Hayley hug\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2023 WORLD TRIALS Mollie and Hayley hug&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\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Mollie-and-Hayley-hug-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Mollie-and-Hayley-hug-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-529610\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2023-WORLD-TRIALS-Mollie-and-Hayley-hug-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2023 WORLD TRIALS Mollie and Hayley hug\" width=\"914\" height=\"653\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-529610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOTCHA BACK: Australia&#8217;s 1-2 lunch in the women&#8217;s 100m backstroke Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O&#8217;Callaghan. 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