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Australian Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown has paid tribute to her late father after her second consecutive 100m backstroke gold medal. The 23-year-old trailed at the turn but thundered home to edge out American pair Regan Smith and Katharaine Berkoff in a thilling finish. Her win means McKeown has the chance to become the first swimmer ever to defend 100 and 200m backstroke crowns when she races in her heat for the latter on Thursday night .
“I’m not going to swear but we can all put words together,” she said. “He’d be extremely proud. It’s great to have my family here because I know that he’s here in spirit. “No words can really amount to how much I appreciate support. “They deal with a lot of s***, so thank you for all of that.” Kaylee’s mum Sharon, alongside Taylor and her two brothers, was jumping out of her skin after the race.
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