Seebohm was also present in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic final and hit a 58.45 for 5th place, behind podium finishers McKeown, Masse, and Smith, along with 4th place finisher Rhyan White.
It wasn’t until 2012 when Australia reach the women’s 100 back podium again as Emily Seebohm delivered a silver medal swim in London. Australia’s first podium finish in the event was in 1932 when Bonnie Mealing took silver in Los Angles and 8 years later Judy-Joy Davies earned bronze. Not only is this a historic swim for McKeown heat-wise, but it also marks the first time that a woman from her nation has topped the Olympic podium in the event. Her 3rd and final 100 backstroke swim at the Games brought with it one more Olympic record of 57.47. A heat later, Regan Smith brought it down to a 57.96, and Kaylee McKeown made it 3-for-3 with a 57.88 to wrap up prelims.ĭuring the semi-finals, Regan Smith delivered the top time and a new Olympic record of 57.86 to advance first into semis. Kylie Masse was the first woman to do so, notching a 58.17 during prelims to take out Emily Seebohm‘s 58.23 mark from 2012. This swim is the 5th Olympic record to have fallen at Tokyo 2020, courtesy of those same 3 women. Both Masse and Smith are former world record holders in the event, having hit a 58.10 in 2017 and a 57.57 in 2019. You’ll note that the only other women who appear with the top 10 are silver and bronze medalists Kylie Masse of Canada and Regan Smith of the United States. McKeown now holds the 2 fastest swims in the history event, along with 5 of the top 10 performances in history.Īll-time Performances In The Women’s 100 Backstroke
McKeown got within 0.02 seconds of her own 57.45 world record from earlier this year at Australian Trials. Kaylee McKeown has just won Australia’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100 backstroke with a 57.47 Olympic record. Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Local time).Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan.Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021.When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021.Share Kaylee McKeown Wins Australian Women’s 1st 100 Back Gold in OLY Record Fashion on LinkedIn.Share Kaylee McKeown Wins Australian Women’s 1st 100 Back Gold in OLY Record Fashion on Pinterest.Submit Kaylee McKeown Wins Australian Women’s 1st 100 Back Gold in OLY Record Fashion to Reddit.Neeraj Chopra headlines Indias 37-member contingent for athletics in 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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