Australian swimming prodigy breaks her silence about her family tragedy
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian swimming prodigy breaks her silence about her family tragedy

Daily Mail  

A teenage backstroke prodigy has spoken for the first time about the loss of her father in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics. Kaylee McKeown said her biggest motivation to win Olympic gold in July is her father Sholto, who lost his battle with brain cancer in August at the age of 53. In November, McKeown surprised herself at the Australian national short-course swimming championships when she clocked 1 minute and 58.94 seconds - smashing the six-year 200m record set by Hungary's Katinka Hosszu. Pictured: Kaylee McKeown with her Olympian sister Taylor and their parents Sharon and Sholto MsKeown was also crowned the third-fastest 200m longcourse backstroke in history with a time of 2.04.49 She was also the third-fastest 200m longcourse backstroke in history with a time of 2.04.49, and was one of the only women to drop below 58 seconds for 100m. McKeown said the Olympic Games being postponed due to Covid was a 'blessing in disguise' and allowed her to spend time with her father before he died on August 13 Pictured: Kaylee Mckeown competes during the Women's 400m Medley Preliminary round on day seventeen of the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships on July 30 Pictured: Kaylee McKeown smiles after winning the final of the Women's 200m Backstroke event during the 2018 Australia Swimming National Trials The teen is striving to tick that box for her father, and has the support of coach Chris Mooney to spur her on.

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Australia’s most decorated Olympian Emma McKeon retires from swimming
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Australia’s most decorated Olympian Emma McKeon retires from swimming

The Hindu  

Swimmer Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian and an eight-time world-record holder, retired from the sport on Monday aged 30. “She was and will continue to be a great role model for younger athletes,” said Australian swim team head coach Rohan Taylor. What she has achieved in our sport is unsurpassed.” Australia’s Olympic Committee hailed her for consistently “setting the …

Iona Winnifrith wins silver medal aged 13 on successful evening for GB swimmers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iona Winnifrith wins silver medal aged 13 on successful evening for GB swimmers

The Independent  

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Teenager Iona Winnifrith takes breaststroke silver in Paris
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Teenager Iona Winnifrith takes breaststroke silver in Paris

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Australia’s Kaylee McKeown sweeps both Olympic backstroke events in Paris to match her feat in Tokyo
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown sweeps both Olympic backstroke events in Paris to match her feat in Tokyo

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Back-to-back. She pulled off the same feat in Tokyo three years ago, which makes her the first woman to win back-to-back doubles in the backstroke in Olympic swimming. So I went out hard and just held on for dear life.” McKeown, who is easy to recognize on the podium wearing large, wire-rimmed glasses, holds the world record …

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened

ABC  

Saya Sakakibara has won an historic gold medal in the BMX at the Paris Olympics, which is Australia's first in the history of the event. Sakakibara's win continued a gold rush for Australia, after Cam McEvoy won a gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle and Kaylee McKeown once again dominated the field in the women's 200m backstroke to claim …

Katie Ledecky Has a Superpower That Eludes Even the Greatest Olympians
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Katie Ledecky Has a Superpower That Eludes Even the Greatest Olympians

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. On Wednesday in Paris, as American swimmer Katie Ledecky worked her way toward her second consecutive gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle, NBC commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines stopped to speculate on her place in swimming history. Related From Slate The Coolest Olympian at the 2024 Games Is Making People Lose …

Kaylee McKeown wins gold and defends 100m backstroke title at Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaylee McKeown wins gold and defends 100m backstroke title at Paris Olympics

ABC  

Kaylee McKeown has paid tribute to her late father after become just the second woman to win consecutive Olympic 100-metre backstroke gold medals. An American came for McKeown's crown — but the Aussie legend showed the Olympics is all about timing Photo shows Kaylee McKeown smiles widely while holding her gold medal Two months ago Kaylee McKeown was the world …

Kaylee McKeown proves that timing is everything in brilliant 100m backstroke win at the Paris Olympics over American rival
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaylee McKeown proves that timing is everything in brilliant 100m backstroke win at the Paris Olympics over American rival

ABC  

There can't be too many swimmers as up for a scrap as Kaylee McKeown. It was Canadian Kylie Masse in lane two who leaped out to turn first though, dead level with Smith, McKeown fourth behind Berkoff. In the second 50m though, McKeown turned it on, drawn through by Masse, Berkoff and Smith, the four in a line through 75m …

Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Swimming’s next generation, from all over the globe, claims the spotlight at Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Swimming’s next generation of stars claimed the spotlight at the Paris Olympics on Monday night, a brash group that comes from all over the globe. Then perhaps the biggest surprise of all: Titmus, the world-record holder and defending gold medalist in the women’s 200 free, was knocked off by O’Callaghan. McIntosh collected her first medal of any …

The evolution of Katie Ledecky: As Olympics near, U.S. star comes full circle
5 months ago

The evolution of Katie Ledecky: As Olympics near, U.S. star comes full circle

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. And during that same period of time, my daughter has gone from a little child, toddler type of thing to somebody who is now powering around the world to swim meets with Katie Ledecky.” Gemmell’s daughter, Erin, who was 7 when Ledecky began training with her father, is on …

U.S. Olympic swim trials takeaways: Caeleb Dressel is back, Katie Ledecky is still here
6 months ago

U.S. Olympic swim trials takeaways: Caeleb Dressel is back, Katie Ledecky is still here

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Two world records fell. Ledecky, 27, became the first woman to win the same event in four consecutive U.S. Olympic swimming trials by winning the 800-meter freestyle final this weekend. Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel won both the 100-meter butterfly and 50-meter freestyle finals, so he’ll swim both individual events in Paris in addition to the 4×100 …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Titmus, McKeown and McKeon to lead Australia in pool
6 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Titmus, McKeown and McKeon to lead Australia in pool

The Hindu  

Double individual gold medallists Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and Emma McKeon will lead Australia’s 41-strong squad in the pool at the Olympic Games in Paris next month as Swimming Australia confirmed another powerful line-up on Sunday. “This team is balanced by debutants through to record breakers and stalwarts – from Cam McEvoy and Bronte Campbell at their fourth Games, through …

Three-time Olympic gold medallist McKeown deflated after world record near-miss at Olympic trials
6 months, 1 week ago

Three-time Olympic gold medallist McKeown deflated after world record near-miss at Olympic trials

The Hindu  

Kaylee McKeown came within a whisker of her 100 metres backstroke world record at Australia’s Olympic trials on Tuesday but was more impressed with rival Mollie O’Callaghan’s swim than her own. Olympic champion McKeown won the final in 57.41 seconds, the event’s second-fastest swim in history and only 0.08 seconds short of her best from the World Cup event in …

O’Callaghan upstages Olympic champion Titmus as McKeown challenges world record
8 months ago

O’Callaghan upstages Olympic champion Titmus as McKeown challenges world record

The Hindu  

World record holder Mollie O’Callaghan upstaged Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus in the year’s fastest 200m freestyle Saturday, while Kaylee McKeown narrowly missed her own 200m backstroke world best. She clocked the fastest 200m backstroke of the year ahead of American arch-rival Regan Smith by powering home in 2:03.84 to miss her world record by just seven-tenths of a second. “I …

Swimming: Titmus fires Olympic warning with fastest 400m freestyle of year
8 months ago

Swimming: Titmus fires Olympic warning with fastest 400m freestyle of year

The Hindu  

World record holder Ariarne Titmus fired a warning shot on Friday to Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh ahead of the Paris Olympics with the fastest 400m freestyle of the year. Titmus beat Ledecky in a thrilling final at the Tokyo Olympics then broke the American great’s long-standing world record in 2022, only for Canadian teenager McIntosh to better the mark …

McKeown swims fourth fastest 400m medley ever, but not on Olympic agenda
8 months ago

McKeown swims fourth fastest 400m medley ever, but not on Olympic agenda

The Hindu  

A red-hot Kaylee McKeown swam the fourth fastest women’s 400m medley in history Thursday but said she did not plan to race it at the Paris 2024 Olympics. It’s good to challenge yourself.” In focusing on the 400m medley, McKeown was a no-show in the 100 backstroke despite being Olympic champion. In her absence, Mollie O’Callaghan, who led home a …

O’Callaghan, McKeown in ominous Olympic form at Australian championships
8 months, 1 week ago

O’Callaghan, McKeown in ominous Olympic form at Australian championships

The Hindu  

Two-time world champion Mollie O’Callaghan fired a Paris Olympics warning Wednesday with a blistering 100m freestyle at the Australian championships, while Kaylee McKeown joined an elite group in the 200m medley. Meg Harris, Tokyo Olympic champion Emma McKeon and Shayna Jack were all under the qualifying time needed to make Paris, while Cate Campbell and Brianna Throssell narrowly missed it. …

McKeown goes close to 100m backstroke world record ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
9 months, 1 week ago

McKeown goes close to 100m backstroke world record ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Kaylee McKeown went close to her own 100m backstroke world record on Saturday, hitting the wall at the NSW State Championships in the sixth-fastest time ever. She blitzed home at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre ahead of 200m freestyle world record holder Mollie O’Callaghan and now owns all six quickest times in history. READ | Kaylee McKeown on fire in …

Kaylee McKeown on fire in Sydney as she warms up for Olympics
9 months, 1 week ago

Kaylee McKeown on fire in Sydney as she warms up for Olympics

The Hindu  

World record holder Kaylee McKeown warmed up for her Olympic 200m backstroke defence with a blistering swim at the NSW State Championships Friday, while sprint star Mollie O’Callaghan upstaged Emma McKeon. Australia’s McKeown touched in 2mins 04.21sec at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre to beat the field by seven seconds -- the second-fastest time this year behind American arch-rival …

Young gun Iona Anderson adds 50m backstroke silver to her World Aquatics Championships medal tally
10 months, 1 week ago

Young gun Iona Anderson adds 50m backstroke silver to her World Aquatics Championships medal tally

ABC  

In short: Teenager Iona Anderson was just 0.16 seconds away from gold in the 50m backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships Teenager Iona Anderson was just 0.16 seconds away from gold in the 50m backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships Australia's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team won bronze to take the Dolphins' overall medal tally to 10 What's next? The …

Australian teenager Iona Anderson wins 100m backstroke silver at World Aquatics Championships in Doha
10 months, 1 week ago

Australian teenager Iona Anderson wins 100m backstroke silver at World Aquatics Championships in Doha

ABC  

In short: Iona Anderson clocked a PB time of 59.12 to win silver in the 100m backstroke Iona Anderson clocked a PB time of 59.12 to win silver in the 100m backstroke A number of the world's best have skipped the Doha event, including reigning backstroke champ Kaylee McKeown What's next? The World Aquatics Championships continue until Sunday Australia's Iona …

Australia names slimmed down team for Qatar world championships
1 year ago

Australia names slimmed down team for Qatar world championships

The Hindu  

Swimming Australia has named a slimmed-down team of 24 to compete at February’s world championships in Qatar with a slew of big names skipping the meet as they continue preparations for the Paris Olympics. A team of 38, including six open water swimmers, won 30 medals at this year’s world championships in Fukuoka but only 18 Australians will compete in …

McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke World Record
1 year, 2 months ago

McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke World Record

The Hindu  

Australian Kaylee McKeown said she was “super stoked” after becoming the first woman to hold world records in all three backstroke disciplines by smashing the 50m mark. “I am super stoked with that,” said McKeown, who is a red-hot favourite to dominate in the pool at next year’s Paris Olympics. READ | Kenya says World Aquatics has lifted swimming ban …

Kaylee McKeown breaks 50m backstroke world record to hold all three long-course marks
1 year, 2 months ago

Kaylee McKeown breaks 50m backstroke world record to hold all three long-course marks

ABC  

Australian swimming star Kaylee McKeown has smashed the 50 metre backstroke world record by 0.12 seconds to underline her status as swimming's backstroke queen. Key points: Kaylee McKeown now holds the world record in all three backstroke distances in a long-course pool McKeown is one of three women to simultaneously hold four world records across long and short course events …

Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan
1 year, 4 months ago

Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh should be a star at next year’s Paris Olympics, and she showed why Sunday on the closing day of the swimming world championships in Japan. That made up for a slow start for the young Canadian, who finished fourth in the 400 free, where she held the world record until Australia’s Ariarne Titmus …

World Aquatics Championships: Grousset wins men’s 100m butterfly; McKeown completes women’s backstroke sweep
1 year, 4 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Grousset wins men’s 100m butterfly; McKeown completes women’s backstroke sweep

The Hindu  

France’s Maxime Grousset won the men’s 100m butterfly title at swimming’s world championships on Saturday. Australia’s McKeown completes world backstroke sweep Australia’s Kaylee McKeown completed a women’s backstroke clean sweep at swimming’s world championships with victory in the 200m on Saturday. McKeown, who also won the 50m and 100m backstroke, finished in a time of 2min, 03.85sec, ahead of American …

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle
1 year, 4 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle

The Hindu  

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to claim gold in the blue riband men’s 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Romania’s David Popovici, who boasts the world record of 46.86 seconds, was sixth in another disappointing run after his fourth-place finish in the 200m freestyle this week at the Marine Messe Fukuoka …

Mollie O'Callaghan stuns Aussie rival Ariarne Titmus to claim gold at the World Championships as teenage sensation smashes 200m freestyle world record in Japan
1 year, 4 months ago

Mollie O'Callaghan stuns Aussie rival Ariarne Titmus to claim gold at the World Championships as teenage sensation smashes 200m freestyle world record in Japan

Daily Mail  

Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan set a blistering pace to break the world record in the women's 200 metres freestyle, capturing the gold medal with a time of one minute, 52.85 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday. Olympic champion Titmus had blazed to the 400m freestyle title on Sunday to erase 16-year-old McIntosh's mark and was well placed to go …

Swimming World Championships: O’Callaghan wins 200m freestyle title in world record time
1 year, 4 months ago

Swimming World Championships: O’Callaghan wins 200m freestyle title in world record time

The Hindu  

Australian teen Mollie O’Callaghan set a new world record in winning the women’s 200m freestyle in a time of 1min, 52.85sec at swimming’s World Championships on Wednesday. The previous world record was 1:52.98, set by Italian Federica Pellegrini at the 2009 world championships. To come away with a world record is just amazing.” O’Callaghan had fired a warning shot at …

Ledecky wins 1,500m freestyle for 20th world title; McKeown wins 100m backstroke
1 year, 4 months ago

Ledecky wins 1,500m freestyle for 20th world title; McKeown wins 100m backstroke

The Hindu  

American Katie Ledecky claimed her 20th world swimming title on Tuesday after winning the women’s 1,500m freestyle. READ | ‘Main aim was to win gold’: National backstroke record-holder Suvana Baskar Ledecky claimed her fifth world title in an event in which she has dominated, having swum the top 15 fastest times ever. MCKEOWN TRIUMPHS IN BACKSTROKE Kaylee McKeown poses during …

Ariarne Titmus wins gold, breaks world record at World Swimming Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Ariarne Titmus wins gold, breaks world record at World Swimming Championships

The Hindu  

Ariarne Titmus reclaimed her 400m freestyle world record and took gold after a dominant win over rivals Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh at the world championships on Sunday. Swimming World Championships: Top swimmers missing worlds as they deal with mental, physical issues The race was one of the most hotly anticipated of the world championships on the opening night in …

American freestyler Katie Ledecky faces youth as the world championships open in Japan
1 year, 5 months ago

American freestyler Katie Ledecky faces youth as the world championships open in Japan

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Katie Ledecky has almost never gone home with anything other than a gold or silver medal in the Olympics or world championships dating from the 2012 London Games. “I know they’ll be right there and I know there are a lot of other contenders as well.” United States head coach Bob Bowman summed up the meet, particularly …

Swimming great Katie Ledecky talking of sticking around for the 2028 LA Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming great Katie Ledecky talking of sticking around for the 2028 LA Olympics

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Retirement isn’t anywhere in sight for swimmer Katie Ledecky, one of the greatest freestylers that swimming has ever seen. I can’t wrap my head around being done next year.” Ledecky was also reminded that the Los Angeles Olympics are exactly five years away. Ledecky, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, faces 2021 Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia …

Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever
1 year, 5 months ago

Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky closed out the US swimming championships on a high note Saturday, winning the 1,500m freestyle in an impressive 15min 29.64sec to book a fourth individual event at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. After checking the scoreboard, the seven-time Olympic gold medallist pounded the water in delight, having cleared the taste of a dissatisfying time in her 400m …

Ledecky wins 400m free with room to improve at World Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Ledecky wins 400m free with room to improve at World Championships

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky easily won the 400m freestyle at the US swimming championships on Friday, but the US great knows she’ll need to do more to challenge for the title at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, next month. With Fukuoka looming, she said, she’ll focus on “making sure I’m ready to go when I dive in and build throughout the …

Smith sizzles in 200m backstroke, Weinstein shocks Ledecky in 200 free
1 year, 5 months ago

Smith sizzles in 200m backstroke, Weinstein shocks Ledecky in 200 free

The Hindu  

Regan Smith, shaping up for a World Championships showdown with Australian Kaylee McKeown, clocked a blistering 2min 03.80sec to win the 200m backstroke at the US swimming championships on Wednesday. Smith, who also won the 200m butterfly on Tuesday, set up a tantalizing test with McKeown at next month’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Caeleb Dressel, a seven-time Olympic gold …

Australian sprinter O’Callaghan suffers injury ahead of worlds
1 year, 5 months ago

Australian sprinter O’Callaghan suffers injury ahead of worlds

The Hindu  

Australian Mollie O’Callaghan, who owns the fastest times of the year in both the 100 and 200 metres freestyle, has injured her knee a few weeks out from the start of the world championships in Japan. The teenager, who won the 100m freestyle at last year’s championships in Budapest, “tweaked” her kneecap while stretching and has been put on a …

Katie Ledecky joins an elite club with another dominating performance at the US nationals
1 year, 5 months ago

Katie Ledecky joins an elite club with another dominating performance at the US nationals

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Ledecky joined an elite club Tuesday night, earning her sixth trip to the world championships with a dominating victory in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals. Ledecky will head to Fukuoka, Japan, next month as only the sixth U.S. swimmer to make the world championships for the sixth time, joining Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin, …

World Championships: Cameron McEvoy posts year-best timing, Australian swimmers confident of good show
1 year, 6 months ago

World Championships: Cameron McEvoy posts year-best timing, Australian swimmers confident of good show

The Hindu  

Australia’s swimming team head to next month’s World Championships in Fukuoka with confidence after setting a number of eye-catching times at national trials in Melbourne. “These world championships are such an important stepping stone in what is a big 12 months before the Paris Olympics.” Propelled by a powerful women’s contingent, Australia’s swimmers won a national record 21 medals, including …

McEvoy, Jack send world championship warning in lightning fast 50m free
1 year, 6 months ago

McEvoy, Jack send world championship warning in lightning fast 50m free

The Hindu  

A resurgent Cameron McEvoy swam the two fastest 50m freestyles of the year on Sunday to emphatically make Australia’s world championship team as Shayna Jack upstaged Olympic champion Emma McKeon to take out the women’s race. His heat time would have won gold at the last world championships and silver at the Tokyo Olympics behind American great Caeleb Dressel. McKeon …

O’Callaghan edges McKeon to win 100m freestyle in year’s fastest time
1 year, 6 months ago

O’Callaghan edges McKeon to win 100m freestyle in year’s fastest time

The Hindu  

World 100m freestyle champion Mollie O’Callaghan edged Olympic gold medallist Emma McKeon by a fingertip in the year’s fastest time Saturday ahead of a blockbuster world championships next month. “I kind of just had to trust myself and believe that I could touch that wall first,” said O’Callaghan, who upset Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus to win the 200m earlier in …

McKeown narrowly misses world record as Chalmers lights up 100m free
1 year, 6 months ago

McKeown narrowly misses world record as Chalmers lights up 100m free

The Hindu  

Kaylee McKeown just missed her own 200m backstroke world record in an ominous swim at the Australian world championship trials on Friday, while sprint king Kyle Chalmers powered to victory in the 100m freestyle. McKeown lowered American rival Regan Smith’s world best in March with a sizzling 2:03.14 and hit the wall in an eye-popping 2:03.70 -- the fourth-quickest time …

O’Callaghan upsets Titmus with year’s fastest 200m freestyle
1 year, 6 months ago

O’Callaghan upsets Titmus with year’s fastest 200m freestyle

The Hindu  

Mollie O’Callaghan upset Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus with the fastest 200m freestyle of the year Thursday to book a world championship slot from a stacked field at the Australian trials. Reigning 100m world champion O’Callaghan produced a sizzling final 50m to touch in 1:53.83 ahead of Titmus, who easily won the 400 free on the opening night of the …

Olympic champion McKeown swims third fastest 100m backstroke ever
1 year, 6 months ago

Olympic champion McKeown swims third fastest 100m backstroke ever

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown fired a warning shot to American archrival Regan Smith on Wednesday with the third-fastest 100m backstroke ever as she warms up for next month’s world championships in Japan. The 21-year narrowly missed her own 57.45 world best when she touched in 57.50 at the Australian trials in Melbourne ahead of 100m freestyle world champion Mollie O’Callaghan. …

Australian swimming c’ships: Olympic champions McKeown, Stubblety-Cook fire up
1 year, 8 months ago

Australian swimming c’ships: Olympic champions McKeown, Stubblety-Cook fire up

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown blitzed to the 100m backstroke title at the Australian swimming championships Tuesday, with fellow world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook also throwing down the gauntlet in the 200m breaststroke. McKeown, who set a new world record over 200m last month, touched in a sizzling 57.90 seconds as she builds to the world championships in Japan in July. …

Australian C’ships: O’Callaghan beats McKeon in clash of Olympic and world champions
1 year, 8 months ago

Australian C’ships: O’Callaghan beats McKeon in clash of Olympic and world champions

The Hindu  

World champion Mollie O’Callaghan won a showdown with Olympic gold medallist Emma McKeon on Monday to take the women’s 100m freestyle title at the Australian championships in the fastest time this year. “It hurts, but great to touch the wall,” said O’Callaghan, whose time was quicker than the 52.67 that won her gold at the world championships in Budapest last …

Summer McIntosh, Canada's 16-year-old swim star, smashes world record in women's 400m freestyle
1 year, 8 months ago

Summer McIntosh, Canada's 16-year-old swim star, smashes world record in women's 400m freestyle

Daily Mail  

Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada set an incredible new world record Tuesday night in the women's 400-meter freestyle. Competing in the Canadian swimming trials at the Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto, McIntosh finished in 3 minutes, 56.08 seconds to break the mark of 3:56.40 set last year by Australia's Ariarne Titmus. Summer McIntosh produced a near-miraculous performance to seal …

Teenager Isabeau Levito wins US women’s figure skating title
1 year, 10 months ago

Teenager Isabeau Levito wins US women’s figure skating title

The Hindu  

Graceful, gutsy and seemingly unfazed by the bright lights, 15-year-old Isabeau Levito decided to go for it in her free skate while reminding herself once more to just stay calm. The teen star needed a near-flawless free skate to capture gold at the US Figure Skating Championships after Bradie Tennell’s beautiful performance minutes earlier. They said 188, I was like, …

Chalmers, McKeon crowned 100m freestyle short course world champions
2 years ago

Chalmers, McKeon crowned 100m freestyle short course world champions

The Hindu  

Kyle Chalmers outswam Romanian sensation David Popovici to win the 100m freestyle title at the World Short Course Championships on Thursday, with Emma McKeon making it a golden night for Australia by claiming the women’s crown. The much-anticipated men’s race pitted the world record holders in short course, Chalmers, and long course, Popovici, with the Australian proving too strong for …

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records
2 years ago

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records

The Hindu  

Two more relay world records tumbled on Wednesday at the FINA World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star swimmer Lani Pallister completed the 400-800m freestyle double and Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown won 100m backstroke gold. It was the fourth world record of the meet after Australia set a new best in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay and Italy in …

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