Kaylee McKeown is an Australian swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medalist, widely considered the greatest backstroker of all time. Born in 2001, she joined her older sister Taylor on the Australian Dolphins swim team at the age of fifteen and trains with the Griffith University group under coach Michael Bohl. She won gold in both the 100 metre and 200 metre backstroke at both the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics, and she holds a record ten individual backstroke titles across the Olympic Games and the World Aquatics Championships. She holds the world record in the long course and short course 200 metre backstroke, and in 2023 World Aquatics named her its Best Female Swimmer of the Year.
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is an Australian swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medalist
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is an Australian swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medalist
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Career, 2021
In July-August 2021, McKeown competed at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, Career, 2024
In July-August 2024, McKeown competed at the Olympics in Paris.
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