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Aussie Selection Trials, Day 2, Finals: Kaylee McKeown Digs Deep To Keep Unbeaten Backstroke Record Intact<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0LIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Olympic backstroking queen Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> showed why she remains unstoppable in Sydney tonight, keeping her seven-year unbeaten record in major finals intact, despite swimming under a sickness cloud.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Queenslander had to pull out all stops at the Australian Trials Meet to keep her Paris Olympic teammate, Iona Anderson<\/strong> at bay, after the 2024 World Championship silver medallist had beaten McKeown in the morning heat.<\/p>\n

And in the final it was Anderson (Highlanders, WA) coming back from a back injury which sidelined her for last year\u2019s WorldChampionships, who edged in front of the world\u2019s greatest female backstroker at the 50m turn.<\/p>\n

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START UP: Kaylee McKeown gets down to business run Sydney Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

The 20-year-old Western Australian touching in 28.46 with McKeown (USC Spartans, QLD) a only marginally behind in 28.52.<\/p>\n

And in true McKeown fashion, the toughest of racers, powered off the wall with her young rival trying to hang on, Kaylee digging deep and unleashing her trademark back end to win in 57.77 \u2013 the third fastest time in the world this year.<\/p>\n

Anderson finished second and her time of 58.60 fast enough to book her place on the Australian Commonwealth Games team for Glasgow \u00a0– giving Australia a two-pronged backstroking attack.<\/p>\n

McKeown had been a surprise withdrawal from the day one 200IM, electing to look after her body, concentrating on the 50m backstroke which she won in a thriller in the fastest time of the year from fellow Olympic champion Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong>, as news spread around the pool that she was \u201cunder the weather\u201d with sickness.<\/p>\n

When asked on Australia\u2019s host broadcaster Channel 9<\/em> after the race, how her body was holding up ? McKeown played it down, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s holding together ok\u2026at the end of the day it\u2019s important to show that no matter what, you have to stand up and give it your best\u2026you don\u2019t get things given to you in life, you have to put it together and see what you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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GOOD TIMES: Sam Short celebrates his 200m freestyle National title. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

And 24 hours<\/strong> after nudging the 400m freestyle world record, 22-year-old Queenslander Sam Short<\/strong> (Rackley, QLD) made it a daily double, barnstorming home in his second personal best of the day to win the 200m freestyle \u2013 swimming near pbs on his way through clocking 1:45.16 after his 1:45.52 in the morning.<\/p>\n

Short was always going to challenge the field from behind and that\u2019s just what unfolded with his Paris Olympic teammate Kai Taylor<\/strong> \u00a0(St Peters Western, QLD) and Ed Sommerville<\/strong> (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) taking the field out.<\/p>\n

Taylor leading at the 50m turn in 24.15, Sommerville taking over to lead through the 100m in 50.75 and at the final 150m turn in 1:18.13 as the field started to come together \u2013 Short stalking them in third and fourth place for most of the race.<\/p>\n

But unleashing a \u201cmoney lap\u201d down the third 50 in 26.99 to turn in second \u2013 producing the second fastest final 50 of 26.94 to win a blanket finish from Taylor (1:45.30), Harrison Turner<\/strong> (1:45.71) and Sommerville (1:45.72).<\/p>\n

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TAYLOR MADE: Kai Taylor ‘s first personal best in the 200m freestyle in three years gave him every reason to smile. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Taylor clocking his first pb in three years, Turner, the 200m butterfly World Championship bronze medallist last year, his pb also; with Sommerville \u2013 who is the only swimmer who has swum sub 1:45 rounding off what could well be the most exciting 4x200m free relay team for many years.<\/p>\n

“My only strategy for tonight was to stay with Ed (Sommerville). I thought Ed was the man to beat tonight, the sole 1:44-minute\u00a0swimmer in the field, so I was trying ride off him as long as I could … then it was just us three boys in a sprint finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I had no shot getting that (time). If you had\u00a0asked me a week ago if I was going to go (1:45min) I would have said \u2018no chance’.”<\/p>\n

Turner wasn\u2019t done for the night, lining up in the 100m butterfly final which saw Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Matt Temple<\/strong> (Marion, SA) charge to his sixth National title in a Games qualifying time of 50.50 \u2013 second placed Olympian Ben Armbruster<\/strong> (Bond, QLD) second in 51.00 and Turner third in 51.47 \u2013 both just outside the QT \u2013 but pushing Temple to the wall.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Paris Olympian and World Championship medallist Alex Perkins<\/strong> (USC Spartans, QLD) added the 50m butterfly to her 100m win to confirm her status as Australia’s premier female butterflyer – clocking 25.60 to land another Glasgow qualifier with Lily Price<\/strong> (Rackley, QLD) second in 25.91 and just outside the QT and a deadhead for third between Mackenzie Burns<\/strong>. (St Andrews, QLD) and Claudia Fydler<\/strong> (Bond, QLD) in 26.21.<\/p>\n

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FLYING: Six-time Australian champion in the 100m butterfly Matt Temple just keeps on keeping on. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 Australian Trials and Australian Championships, After 2 Days: <\/strong><\/p>\n

MEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Short (Rackley, QLD) 1:45.16<\/p>\n

Kai Taylor (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:45.30<\/p>\n

Harrison Turner (Nudgee College, QLD) 1:45.71<\/p>\n

Ed Sommerville (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 1:45.72<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>400m <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Short (Rackley, QLD) 3:40.67<\/p>\n

Elijah Winnington (St Peters Western, QLD) 3:44.17<\/p>\n

Benjamin Goedemans (St Peters Western, QLD) 3:45.85<\/p>\n

Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isaac Cooper (St Andrews, QLD) 24.46<\/p>\n

Henry Allan (Bendigo East, VIC) 24.59<\/p>\n

Mark Nikolaev (Somerset, QLD) 25.33<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henry Allan (Bendigo East, VIC) 53.52<\/p>\n

Stuart Swinburn (City of Sydney, NSW) 54.62<\/p>\n

Adam Graham (Manly, NSW) 54.64<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Williamson (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 59.07<\/p>\n

Bailey Lello (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:00.33<\/p>\n

Joshua Anderson (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 1:00.42<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a01<\/strong>00m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Temple (Marion, SA) 50.50<\/p>\n

Ben Armbruster (Bond, QLD) 51.00<\/p>\n

Harrison Turner (Nudgee College, QLD) 51.47<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>400m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lani Pallister (St Peters Western, QLD) 3:59.72<\/p>\n

Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western, QLD) 4:04.30<\/p>\n

Amelia Weber (St Peters Western, QLD) 4:05.79<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaylee McKeown (USC Spartans, QLD) 27.13<\/p>\n

Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (St Peters Western, QLD) 27.19<\/p>\n

Iona Anderson (Highlanders, WA) 27.33<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaylee McKeown (USC Spartans, QLD) 57.77<\/p>\n

Iona Anderson (Highlanders, WA) 58.60<\/p>\n

Hannah Fredericks (St Peters Western, QLD) 59.79<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sienna Toohey (Albury, NSW) 1:05.97<\/p>\n

Ella Ramsay (Nunawading, VIC) 1:06.70<\/p>\n

Sienna Harben (Griffith, QLD) 1:07.10<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Perkins (USC Spartans, QLD) 25.60<\/p>\n

Lily Price (Rackley, QLD) 25.91<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Burns (St Andrews, QLD) 26.21 dh<\/p>\n

Claudia Fydler (Bond, QLD) 26.21<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Perkins (USC Spartans, QLD) 56.88<\/p>\n

Brittany Castelluzzo (Tea Tree Gully, SA) 57.88<\/p>\n

Isabella Boyd (Nunawading, VIC) 57.98<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>individual medley<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western, QLD) 2:09.07<\/p>\n

Ella Ramsay (Nunawading, VIC) 2:09.40<\/p>\n

Tara Kinder (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 2:10.14<\/p>\n

MULTI-CLASS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>MEN
\n<\/strong>Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Declan Budd (Knox Pymble, NSW) 1:56.37<\/p>\n

Jak Ireland (University of QLD) 1:56.47<\/p>\n

Darren Sisman (Cronulla, NSW) 1:57.17<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben Hance (St Andrews, QLD) 25.88<\/p>\n

Liam Togher (Knox Pymble, NSW) 30.21<\/p>\n

Eli Kerr (Warnambool, VIC) 33.50<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Saffy (Woden Valley, ACT) 26.27<\/p>\n

Daniel Rigby (Knox Pymble, NSW) 28.13<\/p>\n

Will Martin (Sunshine Coast Grammar, QLD) 27.92<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Declan Budd (Knox Pymble, NSW) 57.11<\/p>\n

Tim Hodge (Blacktown, NSW) 1:00.47<\/p>\n

Alex Saffy (Woden Valley, ACT) 57.67<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madeline McTernan (Griffith Uni, QLD) 2:10.87<\/p>\n

Ruby Storm (USC Spartans, QLD) 2:12.82<\/p>\n

Chloe Osborn (Blacktown, NSW) 2:32.59<\/p>\n

Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madeline McTernan (Griffith Uni, QLD) 32.63<\/p>\n

Michelle Fawer (Engadine, NSW) 36.95<\/p>\n

Giselle Tapfield (Tivoli Swim Club\/Rose Bay, NSW) 37.21<\/p>\n

Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kael Thompson (USC Spartans, QLD) 30.55<\/p>\n

Jordan Berryman (UWA-West Coast, WA) 39.28<\/p>\n

Sarah Howe (St Hildas, QLD) 32.21<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasmine Greenwood (Woden Valley, ACT) 1:06.63<\/p>\n

Kael Thompson (USC Spartans, QLD) 1:07.26<\/p>\n

Montana Atkinson (USC Spartans, QLD) 1:08.<\/strong>00<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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