Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown has given her personal 100m backstroke world report a scare on the second night time of the Australian swimming trials.
McKeown appears to be breaking information each time she dives within the pool and she or he was simply 0.08 off her personal world mark, touching the wall in 57.41sec.
It’s the second quickest 100m backstroke time ever. McKeown now owns the seven quickest instances within the historical past of the occasion.
The 22-year-old will get the possibility to defend her Olympic title within the occasion in what shapes as a packed Paris program after she broke her personal nationwide report on Monday to additionally qualify within the 200m medley.
McKeown stated based mostly off her efficiency in coaching, she hoped to go quicker.
“I’m not gonna lie I used to be a bit dissatisfied with that,” McKeown informed Channel 9.
“There’s all the time room for enchancment.
“My coaching has proven in any other case however booked the ticket to Paris, in order that’s simply an opportunity to go quicker.
“It’s so onerous when individuals ask (for my) purpose time. For me, it’s not essentially a purpose time, it’s the execution for the time. I used to be proud of it, I’ll see what the coach says.”
Mollie O’Callaghan completed second in a private better of 57.88, changing into simply the fourth lady to hitch the unique sub-58 membership within the 100m backstroke.
“That basically damage to be trustworthy,” O’Callaghan stated.
“To the touch in a 57.8 is simply superb and I wasn’t anticipating that, so I’m proud of the outcome.
“Positively nervous for (the Olympics) however this can be a nice technique to set it off.
“I’m proud of something to be trustworthy, 100m backstroke is a enjoyable occasion for me
“I don’t actually prepare for it. To go on the market and do a 57 is simply superb. I put a variety of stress on myself no matter whether or not it’s a major occasion or not.”
O’Callaghan is predicted to qualify within the 100m and 200m freestyle and stated it’s too early to say if she’s going to swim the 100m backstroke in Paris due to a schedule conflict.
“I don’t actually know but,” she stated.
“It depends upon whether or not I qualify for the subsequent two occasions. We’re taking it day-to-day and we’ll resolve on the finish of the meet.”
The 20-year-old gained three relay medals in Tokyo and might be one of many breakout stars within the pool on the Olympics.
Iona Anderson was third in a powerful qualifying time of 58.43 — the highest three swimmers had been all below McKeown’s world report tempo with half a lap to go.
Emily Seebohm is vying to qualify for her fifth Olympics in a swimming comeback after she gave delivery to a child boy final September.
The 32-year-old completed seventh from lane 8 in 1:01.14 and has one other likelihood to qualify within the 200m backstroke later within the week.
Jenna Strauch gained the 100m breaststroke in 1:06.90, outdoors Swimming Australia’s qualifying time. She’s going to nonetheless be chosen for the medley relay and will qualify in her most well-liked 200m breastroke.
The latest retirement of Chelsea Hodges, who swam the breaststroke leg of Australia’s gold medal profitable ladies’s medley in Paris, has left considerably of a void within the breaststroke ranks.
O’Callaghan may swim the backstroke leg and McKeown may swim the breaststroke if the relay order is reshuffled.
Isaac Cooper gained the 100m backstroke however his time of 53.46 was simply outdoors the qualifying time. He’s a purple scorching likelihood to qualify within the 50m freestyle on Tuesday.
Mitch Larkin was fourth in 54.22 in his bid to make a fourth Olympics.
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