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Kaylee Rochelle McKeown OAM (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian swimmer and triple Olympic gold medalist. She is the world record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and both the long course and short course 200 metre backstroke.
29 Jul 2023 · Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown completed a sweep of the backstroke events at the World Aquatics Championships 2023, becoming only the second person to achieve this feat in history. She beat Regan Smith and Peng Xuwei in the 200m final, adding to her titles in the 50m and 100m.
27 Jul 2021 · Rising Australian star Kaylee McKeown is now an Olympic champion, blitzing home to win the 100m backstroke final with an Olympic record time. Fellow Aussie Emily Seebohm finished fifth, nearly a second behind 20-year-old McKeown, whose time of 57.47 seconds was only 0.02 seconds behind the world record time she set in June this year.
26 Jul 2021 · The Australian swimmer broke the Olympic record in the event with a time of 57.47 seconds, ahead of Canada's Kylie Masse and USA's Regan Smith. She dedicated her victory to her father who passed away from cancer last year.
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown broke the women’s 50m backstroke world record on Friday to become the first person to simultaneously hold the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke world records.
25 Jul 2023 · Australia's Kaylee McKeown beat American Regan Smith to claim the 100m backstroke gold at the World Aquatic Championships in Japan. She also holds the Olympic, Commonwealth Games, world short course and long course titles for the event.
25 Jul 2023 · The Australian swimmer sets a new Championship record of 57.53 seconds to claim her maiden world title in Fukuoka, Japan. She overcomes a controversial disqualification from the 200m medley semi-finals and beats defending champion Regan Smith of USA.
