MELBOURNE : World record holder Kaylee McKeown has turned heads for her blistering backstroke times but could end up swimming the breaststroke at next month's world championships to help Australia's bid for gold in the medley relay.Australia are currently light on breaststroke options for Fukuoka, with to
MELBOURNE : World record holder Kaylee McKeown has turned heads for her blistering backstroke times but could end up swimming the breaststroke at next month's world championships to help Australia's bid for gold in the medley relay.
McKeown, the Olympic 100m and 200m backstroke champion, would be a shoo-in for the backstroke leg of the medley but her breaststroke times have given head coach Rohan Taylor food for thought. "I think all options are on the table, absolutely," Taylor told reporters at Australia's world championship trials in Melbourne on Thursday.
"So we have to consider that. And obviously Mollie with her backstroke, that she's probably third in the world in rankings.McKeown has been in fine form at world trials this week, posting a scintillating time of 57.50 seconds in the 100m backstroke on Wednesday, the third-fastest mark of all-time and just 0.05 seconds short of her world record set in 2021.
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