'Red hot' Olympic star wins gold again

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Kaylee McKeown added a golden medal successful the 200m backstroke to spell on with the 100m gong she won earlier successful the week, rounding retired a stellar fewer days successful the excavation for the Australian contingent astatine the World Swimming Championships

McKeown was nether satellite grounds gait - acceptable by herself successful Brisbane 2 years agone - successful Melbourne for overmuch of the race, but ended with a clip of 1.59.26 - conscionable implicit 3 tenths of a 2nd disconnected that milestone.

There was nary satellite record, but plentifulness to grin about.

The Australian did good to clasp disconnected Claire Curzan of the United States, who ended with a clip of 2.00.53.

"Kaylee McKeown, instrumentality a bow," Giaan Rooney said connected commentary.

"That was a pugnacious race, you could spot that. Claire Curzan was not letting her go. Kaylee took it retired hard, knew she wanted to beryllium the 1 to acceptable the pace, knowing Claire was swimming well."

Despite falling short, Rooney believed that had the docket lined up otherwise the satellite grounds would person been beaten.

"That satellite grounds is inactive successful play, I cognize that sounds silly, but for her, she was nether it for truthful overmuch of that race. It shows that this is an lawsuit astatine the extremity of this program, she's had a large program, and if the 200 backstroke was earlier successful the program, that would person been a satellite grounds tonight."

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