Kaylee McKeown has lost one of her world records after an eye-catching swim from her arch-rival at the US Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis.
Australian backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown has lost one of her world records to American star Regan Smith in a major wake-up call ahead of next month’s Olympics.
The time of 57.13 was a major improvement on Smith’s previous best of 57.47, which she posted in a semi-final a day earlier. At Australia’s Olympic and Paralympics trials last week in Brisbane, McKeown finished 0.08 seconds outside her world record in a time of 57.41.Most swimmers would be satisfied with a time like that but McKeown holds herself to such high standards that she couldn’t hide her disappointment after the race.
The pair are also rivals in the 200m backstroke and all eyes will be on Smith to see whether she can break another of McKeown’s world records.
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