{"id":84611,"date":"2021-06-13T10:49:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T10:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=84611"},"modified":"2021-06-13T18:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T18:57:41","slug":"aussie-teen-breaks-world-record-at-olympic-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=84611","title":{"rendered":"Aussie teen breaks world record at Olympic trials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10-months-ago inspired her to break the 100-metre backstroke world record on Sunday at the Australian Olympic trials.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old McKeown had a time of 57.45 seconds at the South Australian Aquatic Centre to improve on the previous mark of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019.<\/p>\n

McKeown\u2019s father Sholto died last August from brain cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith COVID and the passing of my dad in August last year, it has been a huge, huge build-up to these trials,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"Kaylee<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I have turned it into a bit of a hunger and motivation behind me. I use it every day that I wake up. I know it\u2019s a privilege to be on this earth and walk and talk. So to get up and do that tonight is not really for me but my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

McKeown last month set a then-Commonwealth and Australian record of 57.63. Just before Sunday\u2019s final, her coach Chris Mooney signaled the world record was a target.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did say something to me before I got in for warm-up, it was like \u2018you know buddy, I believe in you\u2019,\u201d she said. \u201cI knew and he knew at that time, that it was go time. He knew something special was about to happen. I may not have known it but I was just trying to keep the nerves down as much as I could.\u201d<\/p>\n

McKeown\u2019s record sets up a highly anticipated showdown with American star Smith at next month\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s just whoever comes up on the day, you never know what can happen in five, six weeks' time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Emily Seebohm finished second in 58.59 to qualify for her fourth Olympics.<\/p>\n

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