Kaylee McKeown decides not to compete in her Olympic-winning backstroke event but grabs a world championships 200m individual medley silver medal in Hungary.
Kaylee McKeown has grabbed Australia's second individual medal of the world swimming championships — a 200m medley silver — but only after a shock decision not to compete in her best event.Kaylee McKeown — silver in women's 200m individual medleyBrianna Throssell — sixth, women's 100m butterfly
Because the semi-finals were taking place less than 20 minutes before the medley final later in the afternoon, McKeown took the decision to throw all her efforts into proving herself a global champion all-rounder. "I wasn't really expecting to come up and podium tonight. It was more just getting the international experience," said the Queenslander, who was 1.44 seconds adrift of Walsh, clocking 2:08.57, but ahead of US bronze medallist Leah Hayes, who set a world junior record of 2:08.91.
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