2023 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 23 to 30, 2023
- Fukuoka, Japan
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Australia’s Kaylee McKeown made history at the 2023 World Championships, becoming the first woman to win the 50, 100, and 200 backstrokes at the same World Championships. Her 100 backstroke winning time also set a new Championship Record. She also led Australia to two silver medals, leading off both the mixed 4×100 medley relay and the women’s 4×100 medley relay. McKeown won swimmer of the meet honors on the women’s side.
WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE — FINAL
- World Record: 2:03.14 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
- Championship Record: 2:03.35 — Regan Smith, United States (2019)
- World Junior Record: 2:03.35 — Regan Smith, United States (2019)
- 2022 Winning Time: 2:05.08 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia
Top 8:
- Kaylee McKeown (AUS) — 2:03.85
- Regan Smith (USA) — 2:04.94
- Peng Xuwei (CHN) — 2:06.74
- Katie Shanahan (GBR) — 2:07.45
- Kylie Masse (CAN) — 2:07.52
- Rhyan White (USA) — 2:08.43
- Laura Bernat (POL) — 2:10.68
- Jenna Forrester (AUS) — 2:11.44
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: Kaylee McKeown, Australia – 57.45 (2021)
- World Junior Record: Regan Smith, United States – 57.57 (2019)
Championship Record: Regan Smith, United States – 57.57 (2019)- 2022 World Champion: Regan Smith, United States – 58.22
- 2022 Time to Medal: 58.67
Top 8:
- Kaylee McKeown (AUS) — 57.53 (Championship Record)
- Regan Smith (USA) — 57.78
- Katharine Berkoff (USA) — 58.25
- Kylie Masse (CAN) — 59.09
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN) — 59.31
- Pauline Mahieu (FRA) — 59.72
- Medi Harris (GBR) — 59.84
- Wan Letian (CHN) — 1:00.39
WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: Liu Xiang, China – 26.98 (2018)
- World Junior Record: Minna Atherton, Australia – 27.49 (2016)
- Championship Record: Zhao Ling, China – 27.06 (2009)
- 2022 World Champion: Kylie Masse, Canada – 27.31
- 2022 Time to Medal: 27.40
Top 8:
- Kaylee McKeown (AUS) — 27.08
- Regan Smith (USA) — 27.11
- Lauren Cox (GBR) — 27.20
- Kylie Masse (CAN) — 27.28
- Katharine Berkoff (USA) — 27.38
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN) — 27.41
- Wang Xueer (CHN) — 27.99
- Analia Pigree (FRA) — 28.04
WOMEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY
- World Record: United States – 3:50.40 (2019)
- Championship Record: United States – 3:50.40 (2019)
- World Junior Record: Canada – 3:58.38 (2017)
- 2022 Winning Time: United States – 3:53.78
Top 8:
- USA – 3:52.08
- Australia – 3:53.37
- Canada – 3:54.12
- China – 3:54.57
- Sweden – 3:56.32
- Japan – 3:58.02
- Netherlands – 3:58.09
- France – 3:59.25
MIXED 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
- World Record: Great Britain – 3:37.58 (2021)
- Championship Record: United States – 3:38.56 (2017)
- 2022 World Champion: United States – 3:38.79
- 2022 Time to Medal: 3:41.54
Top 8:
- China (Xu, Qin, Zhang, Cheng) — 3:38.57
- Australia (McKeown, Stubblety-Cook, Temple, Jack) — 3:39.03
- United States (Murphy, Fink, Huske, Douglass) — 3:40.19
- Netherlands — 3:41.81
- Great Britain — 3:43.20
- Canada — 3:43.72
- Japan — 3:45.33
- Germany — 3:45.62
No shade to Regan Smith at all because I think she’s fantastic, but this is my favourite comment of the year right now:
“Regan gonna chew Kaylee up and spit her out like nothing. She’s back in track and Kaylee will be relegated to the secondary backstroker she would have always been had it not been for Greg Meehan”
https://swimswam.com/regan-smith-203-87-200-fly-american-record-race-analysis/#comment-1202592 https://swimswam.com/2023-u-s-trials-day-4-finals-live-recap/#comment-1218192
🤣
Backstroke GOAT
Would be nice to have non geolocalized video, but many thanks anyway.
Why are people so harsh with Regan Smith, to my knowledge she did not say or do anything stupid?
It’s the typical Australian trolls looking to make a stink for no reason. Regan didn’t say or do anything, they just like to single her out on here for some strange reason.
Tbf the Americans single her out much more frequently. Most Australian commenters on this site appear to like her.
It’s the American trolls mate. Not the Australian. Check the comments. You are confused totally.
Alternate title: “Watch Regan Smith Lose Three Times”
And she is also Olympic Champion over 100m and 200m Back, and SC World Champion over both distances. And Commonwealth. None of her competitors hold any major international titles in100/200 Backstroke.
Something to remember when bets are placed for Paris…
And WR holder in both 100-200 back
But according to some Swimswam readers in previous threads, Kaylee won those worlds golds because Regan Smith has mental block and let Kaylee win. 🤔🤔🤔
Don’t forget Summer’s mental block against Titmus which is the only reason she can’t beat her. That’s my second favourite mental block.
And don’t forget, she ALWAYS swims slower outside of Australia. 🤣
I’ll take swimming 0.02 or 0.08 slower than your own WR while winning a gold medal any day without being concerned about an ability to perform internationally!
Regan holds a major international title in the 200 back
Not currently
No, Regan don’t hold any major international title in 200 back.
Regan HELD one international title in 200 back FOUR YEARS AGO.
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown made history at the 2023 World Championships, becoming the first woman to win the 50, 100, and 200 backstrokes at the same World Championships
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Not only that,
She is the first female swimmer (and second person after Qin Haiyang) to win 50-100-200 of ANY STROKE at the same World Championships.