2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS
- Monday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
- Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
- Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
- LCM (50 meters)
- Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
- Meet Central
- Updated Psych Sheet
- Heat Sheets
- Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
- Day 4 Prelims Recap
- Live Results
- Livestream (VPN Needed)
WOMEN’S 200 BACK – FINAL
- World Record – 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
- Australian Record – 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown, 2023
- Oceanic Record – 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown, 2023
- Commonwealth Record – 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown, 2023
- All Comers Record – 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown, 2023
- Swim Australia OQT – 2:09.74
GOLD – Kaylee McKeown, 2:03.30 *OLY Qualifier
SILVER – Jaclyn Barclay, 2:07.88 *OLY Qualifier
BRONZE – Hannah Fredericks, 2:08.25
Kaylee McKeown just missed her own 200 backstroke World Record as she posted a 2:03.30 on Thursday, the #2 swim of all-time. She was 0.16 off of her World Record of a 2:03.14 that she swam in March of 2023. McKeown leads the world this season with her time from today.
Top 5 Women’s LCM 200 Back Performances All-Time
- 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown, 2023
- 2:03.30 – Kaylee McKeown, 2024
- 2:03.35 – Regan Smith, 2019
- 2:03.69 – Regan Smith, 2019
- 2:03.70 – Kaylee McKeown, 2023
This was McKeown’s second near-miss of her own World Record as she swam a 57.41 in the 100 backstroke on day 2 of the meet. That swim was just off of her World Record of a 57.33 that she swam in October 2023.
McKeown will look to defend her Olympic title in the event later this summer as she won the event in a 2:04.68 at the 2020(1) Tokyo Games. That field notably did not feature Regan Smith of the US who is the #2 performer of all-time with a 2:03.35 that she swam back at the 2019 World Championships. Smith’s swim marked a World Record at the time.
Last summer, McKeown battled it out with Smith at the 2023 World Championships as McKeown swept the backstroke events including a 2:03.85 in the 200. McKeown swam a 2:03.70 at 2023 Australian Trials so today’s swim shows her consistency in being able to post some of the fastest swims of all-time not even at the biggest stage. Smith sits just behind McKeown this season with a 2:03.99 in the 200 backstroke, while no other swimmer has been below the 2:05 mark.
2023-2024 LCM Women 200 Back
McKEOWN
2:03.30
| 2 | Regan SMITH | USA | 2:03.99 | 03/09 |
| 3 | Kylie MASSE | CAN | 2:05.57 | 08/02 |
| 4 | Phoebe BACON | USA | 2:05.61 | 08/02 |
| 5 | Claire CURZAN | USA | 2:05.77 | 02/17 |
kinda slow no? Good by not great 🤔. Expecting double WRs as Aussies tend to swim fastest on their home turf where they are comfortable.
😈😈😈💥💥💥 Smith is gonna SMASH HER in Paris 👊👊👊💪💪💪
Visiting Budapest was the highlight of my last trip to Australia.
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Amazing that Kaylee has swim the 2nd fastest all time in two events and 4th fastest all time in another and doesn’t crack the top 3 swims at a domestic meet.
She was one of the best, third after titmus and maybe o callaghan
Kaylee is very strong. That’s one of the reasons she doesn’t peak and valley. If you look at the Instagram accounts of McKeown and Titmus they are always pushing themselves in the weight room or with chin ups, etc. Normally those clips are in the short lived Instagram stories and not the full posts.
It’s the same thing with track athletes like Femke Bol who never peak and valley. She posts weight training sessions all year long.
Contrast to many Americans like Gretchen Walsh, who conceded she has only become serious about weight work within the past year. They lost valuable foundation toward Paris.
This peak Awsi absurdity
You have the IQ of a fruit fly my dude
Jeez. Regan Smith could go PBs in the 100 and 200 back in Paris and it still might not be enough for gold in either event.
Same could be said for Kaylee as well. They are so close. Lots of fast swimming coming our way this summer!
I mean MOC smashed her own world record (which had itself taken down Pellegrini’s legendary super suited mark) m and it wasn’t even fast enough to win her national trials
Could break the WR in both and still not win gold.
Question is: why is she tapered for this meet when she would easily qualify anyway?
Kaylee and Regan aren’t really taper swimmers – they swim fast year round
Exactly some swimmers swim fast all the time Tapered or not & both Kaylee & Regan are like that.
Need to speak to far more knowledgeable than me to understand why. Leisel Jones was another Mack Horton was a big tapered swimmer.
Or…what if she’s not…
No.
One.
Is.
Ever tapered.
It doesn’t really matter either way. She could be untapered right now and go slower with a taper, or be tapered and go faster without one.
Checking 2023….
Verdict: Confirmed.
She’s tipped her hand. The door is wide open for Regan.
I’m not sure that’s how swimming works.
They probably thought a different sport
That’s 1:47 converted