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Kaylee Rochelle McKeown OAM (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian swimmer and triple Olympic gold medalist. She is the world record holder in the long course 50 metre backstroke and both the long course and short course 200 metre backstroke.
- Andrew Binner
- Strong family sporting genes. Kaylee isn’t the only one with strong aquatic DNA in her family. Her talented older sister Taylor also represents Australia, and won 200m breaststroke gold at the 2015 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- Succeeding with asthma. As well as being blessed with athletic talent, they also both suffer from asthma. The McKeowns were diagnosed with the breathing condition at a young age, but through education and a well-managed medication programme, it has amazingly never hindered their athletic ability.
- Motivated by family tragedy. Kaylee McKeown’s achievements in the pool over the past few years have been astonishing, given the heartache she has also had to process.
- Unique 17-day training cycles. Most swimmers will tell you that taking four days out of the pool is akin to sacrilege, as it only takes 48 hours to lose their feel for the water.
Kaylee McKeown is a versatile swimmer who won three gold medals at Tokyo 2020 in the 100m and 200m backstroke and the 4x100m medley. She also holds the world record in the 100m backstroke and won the 200m IM silver at the 2022 World Championships.
After her first Games, swimmer Kaylee McKeown became one of the most dominant backstrokers in the modern era, now with Paris next, McKewon shares with Vogue just how much it means to represent the ...
Jul 29, 2023 · Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown completed a sweep of the backstroke events at the World Aquatics Championships 2023, becoming only the second person to achieve this feat in history. She beat Regan Smith and Peng Xuwei in the 200m final, adding to her titles in the 50m and 100m.
- Ockert de Villiers
Jul 27, 2021 · Rising Australian star Kaylee McKeown is now an Olympic champion, blitzing home to win the 100m backstroke final with an Olympic record time. Fellow Aussie Emily Seebohm finished fifth, nearly a second behind 20-year-old McKeown, whose time of 57.47 seconds was only 0.02 seconds behind the world record time she set in June this year.
Kaylee McKeown, is an Australian Olympian who has represented Australia at the Olympic Games. Learn more about Kaylee's Olympic journey and achievements here.
