More sports News: Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women's 100m backstroke world record on Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide. The 19-year-old set a world benchmark at Australia’s Olympic trials in Adelaide on Sunday night. Regan Smith booked her first Olympic berth when she won the women's 100-meter backstroke race at the US Olympic Swimming Trials Wave 2 at … Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women’s 100m backstroke world record Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to her father who died last year. The Olympic qualifying deadline in swimming was Sunday. Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women’s 100m backstroke world record Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to her father who died last year. Agence France-Presse Updated: June 13, 2021 04:38 PM IST TEENAGER Kaylee McKeown smashed the women’s 100m backstroke world record today, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to her father who died last year. As well as 100m backstroke, Hill also owns the 50m and 100m freestyle Irish senior records and 50m backstroke. Seebohm finished second and will go to her fourth Olympics. Huske set the new American record with a final time of 55.78. Chelsea Hodges is on her way to first Olympic Games after winning the women's 100m breaststroke final. ADELAIDE, Australia -- Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10 months ago inspired her to break the 100-meter backstroke world record Sunday at the Australian Olympic … The previous record of 55.98 was set by Dana Vollmer in the 2021 London Olympic Games. CANBERRA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Australian teenager Kaylee McKeown has smashed the women's 100m backstroke world record, according to Swimming Australia. The Indian swimmer clocked 53.90 seconds for the win in what was a time-trial race. She won the 100M backstroke at the Olympic trials to earn a spot at the 2020 summer games in Tokyo. But Mack Horton's hope of an individual swim at next month's Tokyo Games vanished when sixth in a 200m freestyle final won by Kyle Chalmers. Lochte also qualified in the 400m IM (4:18.95), the 100m backstroke (55.08), the 200m backstroke (1:59.26), and the 100m butterfly (53.25). McKeown, who set a new world record in the 100m backstroke on night one of these Trials, was narrowly outside world record pace and nudged the red world record line with 20 metres to … Reigning Olympic 100m freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers booked his ticket to Tokyo after winning the 200m, while Mitch Larkin, the 200m backstroke silver … Kaylee McKeown completed the 100m backstroke final in 57.45 seconds, beating the previous world record of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019. Her time of 25.19 in 50m freestyle makes her … Social Sharing Lasalle, Ont., native earns 1st … Kaylee McKeown won’t be able to fly under the radar for much longer after breaking the 100m backstroke world record at the Olympic swimming trials in Adelaide on Sunday night. ADELAIDE, Australia -- Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10 months ago inspired her to break the 100-meter backstroke world record Sunday at the Australian Olympic trials. The current backstroke king, he won both backstroke events at the 2016 Rio Olympics, carrying on the American tradition of backstroke dominance. New Delhi, June 30: Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday (June 30) after the sport's world governing body FINA approved his 'A' standard qualification time in the men's 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. Britain's Kathleen Dawson claims a sensational European 100m backstroke title despite having to swim the final twice during a controversial evening of swimming in Budapest. Kaylee McKeown won’t be able to fly under the radar for much longer after breaking the 100m backstroke world record at the Olympic swimming trials in Adelaide on Sunday night. Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the womens 100m backstroke world record on Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide. At Australia's Olympic selection trials in Adelaide, McKeown set a world benchmark in the 100m backstroke final. However, it was not enough to make the 'A' mark for the Tokyo Games set at 53.85 seconds. Another teen, world-record holder Regan Smith, finished third in the 200m backstroke, missing the team by one spot. This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course (50 m; Olympic) pools and short-course (25 m) pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA. Smith finished in a time of 58.35, edging … Smith previously qualified in the 100m back and the 200m butterfly. The 19-year old won in 1:05:99 to come one second under the qualifying time. Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women's 100m backstroke world record, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to her father who died last year. Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle Her mind-blowing 100m backstroke record instantly sent shockwaves around the tight-knit swimming world as she stopped the clock at 57.45 … Competing at the Australian Olympic trials, she smashed the world record for 100m backstroke to book her place in the Dolphins team for Tokyo. Kylie Masse broke her own Canadian record with a time of 57.70 to win the 100-metre backstroke at the Olympic trials in Toronto on Saturday. McKeown, 19, swam the event in 57.45 seconds at the Australian Swimming Trials in South Australia on Sunday night, beating the previous record of 57.57. Kaylee McKeown, right, reacts with Minna Atherton after setting a new World Record in the Women’s 100m Backstroke Final at the Australian Swimming Trials for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games qualification, at the SA Aquatic and Leisure … Kaylee McKeown broke the women's 100m backstroke world record on Sunday after clocking 57.45 sec at Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide. He would also break Aaron Piersol’s 2009 100m back world record of 51.94 leading off the medley relay on the final night at the Rio Games. TEENAGER Kaylee McKeown smashed the women’s 100m backstroke world record today, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to her father who died last year. The 19-year … Rome [Italy], June 26 (ANI): Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came agonisingly close to achieving the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in 100m backstroke at the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy, on Friday as he rewrote a new national record in the event. Nataraj had missed the qualifying mark on Friday by 0.05 seconds, having touched the pads at 53.90 in the men’s 100m backstroke. The 19-year-old set a world benchmark at Australia’s Olympic trials in Adelaide on Sunday night. Athletes with local connections dot Olympic … Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has broken the 100 metre backstroke world record at the nation’s Olympic selection trials. Kylie Masse broke her own Canadian record with a time of 57.70 to win the 100-metre backstroke at the Olympic trials in Toronto on Saturday. Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women’s 100m backstroke world record Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in … Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj sets 100m backstroke national record, misses Tokyo 2020 qualification mark The 20-year-old Bengaluru swimmer clocked 53.90 seconds bettering his own national record in the 100m men's backstroke event. 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