Kaylee McKeown struck worry into her worldwide chasers with a fast swim and 5 phrases at Australia’s Paris 2024 swimming trials on Tuesday night time.
The three-time Olympic gold medallist took out the ladies’s 100m backstroke ultimate with a time of 57.41 seconds at Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
She fell simply 0.08 of a second wanting her personal 100m backstroke world report and blasted out the second-fastest time by a lady in historical past.
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However when requested moments after the race how she felt concerning the swim, she made it clear she was not happy.
“I am slightly bit upset,” a searingly sincere McKeown advised reporters.
“My coaching has proven in any other case.
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“However I booked myself one other ticket to Paris so for me that is simply one other likelihood to go sooner.”
Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan embrace after the ladies’s 100m backstroke ultimate. Quinn Rooney/Getty Photos
McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan each certified for the Paris Video games within the 100m backstroke.
O’Callaghan completed second and clocked 57.88, smashing Swimming Australia’s Olympic qualification time of 59.62, however stated after the race she was but to choose her Paris 2024 program.
McKeown, the reigning Olympic champion within the 100m and 200m backstroke occasions, now owns the seven quickest 100m backstroke instances ever recorded.
The 22-year-old’s closest rivals this yr are america’ Regan Smith (57.64 seconds) and Canada’s Kylie Masse (57.94).
McKeown’s swim on Tuesday night time adopted Monday night time’s victory within the 200m particular person medley, by which the three-time Olympic gold medallist posted 2:06.63 to decrease her personal Australian report and snag her ticket to France.
“If you are going to rise up and do a 200m max effort you are not going to come back within the subsequent day being refreshed, it doesn’t matter what you do,” McKeown admitted.
“The Olympics is rather like that; if all goes to plan I am going to have 9 particular person occasions, plus relays, so I’ve received to place myself in hurt’s method right here.”
O’Callaghan spoke to reporters on the similar time and chimed in to provide her Dolphins teammate a rap.
“She did superb. Kaylee at all times does superb,” O’Callaghan stated with a smile.
“She’s very powerful on herself. I feel no matter she does is unbelievable, so she ought to be pleased with herself regardless.”
Emily Seebohm did not qualify for the Paris Video games within the 100m backstroke in her bid to make a fifth Olympic look, however the 32-year-old will get one other shot within the 200m backstroke on Thursday night time.
