200m backstroke world record

Her time of â¦ Just two months ago, Greenbank broke a 10-year record by posting a British-best time of 1:55.34 in the men's 200m backstroke at the British Swimming Invitation Meet. Seventeen-year-old American swimmer Regan Smith broke the record Friday with a time of 2:03.35 in a â¦ ( AAP: Kelly Barnes, file photo ) Share Women's 200m breaststroke. Glinta is coming off of a gold medal in the 100m backstroke in the 2021 European Championships. Tokyo Olympic hopeful Kaylee McKeown has confirmed her rich vein of form by claiming a 200 metres backstroke short course world record at the virtual Australian national championships in Brisbane. Matthew Temple secured his spot on the plane by winning the 200m butterfly in 1:55.25, as did David Morgan who touched just behind him. mckeown, who set a new world record in the 100m backstroke on night one of these trials, was narrowly outside world record pace and nudged the red world record line with 20 metres to swim. The previous record, of 2:04.06, was set at the 2012 London Olympics by Missy Franklin, the most decorated female swimmer in the history of the world championships. Franklin, who in 2012 also was 17, won the gold medal in the event en route to four golds that summer. Aaron Peirsol 200m backstroke final new world record - YouTube Kaylee McKeown has broken the 100m backstroke world record at the Australian Olympic trials. Women's 100m backstroke. World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record with her time of 57.88 seconds. Teen swim sensation smashes world record, Horton set for Olympics after 400m misery Kaylee McKeown (R) set a new world record time in the women's 100m backstroke final â¦ 9:42am, jun 18 kaylee mckeown has overcome a bout of nerves to win the 200m backstroke at the olympic. Australian swim sensation Kaylee McKeown has dropped the 200m individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on the backstroke and potential world recordsâ¦ Women's 200m individual medley. Smith shatters 200m backstroke record. The 20-year-old Australian swam 57.88 to win her heat on Sunday and progress to the semi-finals. 9:42am, jun 18 kaylee mckeown has overcome a bout of nerves to win the 200m backstroke at the olympic. â¦ TOKYO: World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday (Jul 25), setting a new Olympic record â¦ Kaylee McKeown has broken the 100m backstroke world record at the Australian Olympic trials. The 100m backstroke world record is overseen and monitored by FINA, the world governing body for the sport of competitive swimming (among other aquatic sports as well including synchro, diving and water polo). Aysrtralia's Kaylee McKeown narrowly missed the 100m backstroke world record. Former American swimming star Missy Franklin will no longer have her name etched in international swimming's record books as 17-year-old Regan Smith obliterated her last remaining world record â¦ Kaylee McKeown has broken the 100m backstroke world record at the Australian Olympic trials. Regan Smith Getty Images The womenâs 200-meter backstroke has a new record-holder. In the semi-finals, she smashed the world record Missy Franklin set in London 2012, clocking a time of 2:03.35. ET World record holder and reigning World champion Regan Smith , still just 19, leads the qualifiers, followed by 18-year-old Phoebe Bacon . The 19-year-old is a strong prospect for Australia's Olympic team for Tokyo next year, having won silver in the 200m backstroke at last year's long-course world championships in South Korea. Sheâs also ranked No. But Roar teammate Atherton was the standout on the opening night of the star-studded two-day meet, claiming the 200m backstroke event just 0.02 of a second outside the world record. Women's 200m butterfly. Breaking: big shock as Aussie world no.1 Kaylee Mckeown has withdrawn from 200m medley at Olympics to focus on backstroke events. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record_progression_200_metres_backstroke Australia's Kaylee McKeown says â¦ McKeownâs effort in the sixth heat was the third time the Olympic record â¦ She also set a new world record, at 2 minutes and 19.59 seconds. McKeown sets 100m backstroke world record. In addition, Reagan Smith is not a ânatural sprinterâ and her better event is the 200m backstroke. But it was, and now another teenager, American Regan Smith, is lapping her way into the record books. Smith shattered the 200m backstroke at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday night. Update at 3 p.m. Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has broken the 100 metre backstroke world record at the nationâs Olympic selection trials. Regan Smith broke Missy Franklin's 2012 World Record in the women's 200m backstroke with a time of 2:03.35 at the 2019 World Swimming Championships. Australia's Kaylee McKeown has swum a world short-course record 1:58.94 in the 200m backstroke. Mitch Larkin (+1100) Larkin competed in both the 100m and 200m backstroke in 2016, missing the podium in the 100m and winning silver in the 200m. Australia's Kaylee McKeown says â¦ Her time of two minutes 04.31 â¦ 1 in the world in 200m backstroke, 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley and has so many options sheâs had to â¦ FOR THE RECORD: OLYMPIC GAMES: 1976 gold (100m, 200m backstroke; 2 relays), silver (200m freestyle); WORLD RECORDS: 6 (100m, 200m backstroke; 2 relays); AAU NATIONALS: 25 (100yd, 200yd backstroke, 1650yd freestyle; 7 relays); PAN AMERICAN GAMES: 1977 gold (500m freestyle; 100m, 200m backstroke); NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: 15 (100yd, 200yd backstroke; 500yd freestyle; 5 relays); WORLD â¦ Aaron Peirsol has won the 200m backstroke at the U.S. swimming championships in a world record time, to add to the world mark he set in the 100m earlier in the week. Thatâs short of her own 57.45 world record â¦ Breaking: big shock as Aussie world no.1 Kaylee Mckeown has withdrawn from 200m medley at Olympics to focus on backstroke events. Kaylee McKeown. McKeown will also swim the 200m backstroke in Adelaide, with American Regan Smith's world record on the line. She is also expected to qualify in the 200m backstroke, having recently set the fourth quickest time in history, and the 200m individual medley, where she owns the worldâ¦ The Queenslander was a highlight of the Olympic trials, setting a world record in the 100m backstroke and producing strong performances in both the 200m backstroke and 200m medley. Credit: AAP. McKeownâs effort in the sixth heat was the third time the Olympic record â¦ Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the womenâs 100m backstroke world record Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to â¦ In long course meets, McKeown won gold in the 50m, silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m backstroke at the 2018 Youth Olympics before claiming a senior world championship silver in the 200m â¦ Australia's Kaylee McKeown has swum a world short-course record 1:58.94 in the 200m backstroke. The 17-year-old Lakeville native won â¦ National Sport News. Smith rose to prominence at the 2019 world championships in Gwanju, South Korea, where she won the 200m backstroke title. McKeown smashes backstroke world record. Morgan Liberto, 100m and 200m backstroke Derek Maas, 100m and 200m breaststroke and 100m butterfly Kensey McMahon, 400m, 800m, 1500m freestyle, 400m individual medley One of Australiaâs biggest hopes in the pool at the Tokyo Olympic Games has pulled out of a race just days before it was due to take place. Women's 100m butterfly. Women's 100m breaststroke. The winner was Ernst Hoppenberg of Germany in a time of 2:47, a full 8 seconds faster than silver medalist Karl Ruberl of Austria. A day after smashing the 100m backstroke world record, McKeown backed up by touching in 2mins 08.19secs in the 200m medley, the fastest this year ahead of American rival Madisyn Cox. The Queenslander was a highlight of the Australian Olympic trials last month, setting a world record in the 100m backstroke and posting strong performances in both the 200m backstroke and 200m medley. Olympic swimming team hopeful Kaylee McKeown broke the 200m short-course backstroke world record at the Australian National Championships, the officials said on Saturday.The 19-year old recorded a blistering 1:58.94 to smash Hungarian Katinka Hosszuâs 2014 mark of 1:59.23. âShort-course is something we donât get to very often so I was excited to see what I could â¦ United States' Missy Franklin touches the wall during her record-setting finish in the women's 200-meter backstroke final ahead of Russia's Anastasia Zueva, â¦ ET Womenâs 200m breaststroke final The 20-year-old Australian swam 57.88 to win her heat on Sunday and progress to the semi-finals. Smith shattered the 200m backstroke at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday night. Kaylee McKeown is determined to earn a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Australian has just broken the 200m backstroke short course world record. Less than 24 hours later, McKeown broke the Australian record for the 100m backstroke with a time of 57.63 â just 0.06 seconds shy of the world record set by Americaâs Regan Smith in 2019. The 19-year-old McKeown broke her own Commonwealth and Australian records in the 200m backstroke on Friday. Teenage Olympic hopeful Kaylee McKeown has set the 'virtual' Australian national short-course swimming championships alight by smashing the six-year-old 200m backstroke world record â¦ In-form McKeown smashes short course 200m backstroke record Kaylee McKeown on her way to breaking the 200m backstroke world record at the Australian short course swimming championships in Brisbane. Her time of â¦ Beef House | adult swim. #Tokyo2020 â Jacquelin Magnay (@jacquelinmagnay) July 22, 2021 Katinka HOSSZU Kaylee McKeown once again proved that she can do some real damage at the Tokyo Olympics next summer after she swam a short course world record in the 200m backstroke at the virtual Australian national championships in Brisbane. The swimming competition gets underway on Saturday. MENâS 200m BACKSTROKE WORLD RECORDS. TOKYO: World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday (Jul 25), setting a new Olympic record â¦ Women's 200m backstroke. TOKYO (Reuters) â World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the womenâs 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record with her time of 57.88 seconds. National Sport. World championship 200m backstroke silver medallist Kaylee McKeown showed her strength in the event, breaking the short course world record in Brisbane The teenager clocked one minute 58.94 seconds on Friday to take nearly half a second off â¦ Kaylee Mckeown. Thatâs short of her own 57.45 world record â¦ Matthew Temple secured his spot on the plane by winning the 200m butterfly in 1:55.25, as did David Morgan who touched just behind him. â Won Gold in the 200m backstroke at the 2018 FINA SC World Championships â Won gold and broke the meet record in the 200m backstroke at the 2019 World University Games â 7-time All American and 2-time SEC Champion while swimming at Texas A&M â Swam for the DC Trident in the 2019 season. mckeown, who set a new world record in the 100m backstroke on night one of these trials, was narrowly outside world record pace and nudged the red world record line with 20 metres to swim. Gold medal hopeful Kaylee McKeown has shaken off her nerves by setting a new Olympic Games womenâs 100m backstroke record at her debut games in Tokyo. But Roar teammate Atherton was the standout on the opening night of the star-studded two-day meet, claiming the 200m backstroke event just 0.02 of a second outside the world record. Matthew Temple secured his spot â¦ Womenâs 200m Backstroke Semifinals â 9:22 p.m. Womenâs 200m Backstroke Semifinals â 9:22 p.m. Teenage Olympic hopeful Kaylee McKeown has set the 'virtual' Australian national short-course swimming championships alight by smashing the six-year-old 200m backstroke world record â¦ Kaylee McKeown, who broke the world record in the 100m backstroke at the Australian Olympic selection trials in June, withdrew from the 200m individual medley due to a heavy schedule, according to Australiaâs head swimming coach. She is also expected to qualify in the 200m backstroke, having recently set the fourth quickest time in history, and the 200m individual medley, where she owns the world's best time this season. Backstroke is unique in that it is the only event that is allowed to be performed on the backside, with the other three strokes being done with the swimmer facing the bottom of the pool. World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record with her time of 57.88 seconds. Backstroke is unique in that it is the only event that is allowed to be performed on the backside, with the other three strokes being done with the swimmer facing the â¦ Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women's 100m backstroke world record Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide, dedicating it to her father who died last year. McKeown will also swim the 200m backstroke in Adelaide, with American Regan Smith's world record on the line. One of the oldest Olympic events, it was first done at the Games in Paris during August of 1900. World records. nbcsports.com - Rhyan White punches her ticket to Tokyo with a first place finish in the women's 200m backstroke final, while current world record holder Regan Smith Swimmer Rhyan White secures win in the 200m backstroke final ahead of - Flipboard Gold medal hopeful Kaylee McKeown has shaken off her nerves by setting a new Olympic Games womenâs 100m backstroke record at her debut games in Tokyo. During the race, Verdeur broke the world record for 200 meters with a time of 2:28.3 (short course). Regan Smith broke the world record in the women's 200-meter backstroke Friday at the world swimming championships. ET: Tyler Clary has won gold in the 200m backstroke, defeating â¦ But the next three on the top times list were Olivia Lefoe, Sophie Caldwell and Ashley Weill â all swimming in Melbourne. In long-course meets, McKeown won gold in the 50m, silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m backstroke at the 2018 Youth Olympics before claiming a senior world championship silver in the 200m in Gwangju last year. McKeown will also swim the 200m backstroke in Adelaide, with American Regan Smithâs world record on the line. Heats: Womenâs 800m freestyle, menâs 100m butterfly heats, womenâs 200m backstroke, mixed 4x100 medley relay July 29 (day session): 9:30-11 p.m. The Queenslander was a highlight of the Olympic trials, setting a world record in the 100 metres backstroke and producing strong performances in both the 200m backstroke and 200m medley. A day after smashing the 100m backstroke world record, McKeown backed up by touching in 2mins 08.19secs in the 200m medley, the fastest this year ahead of â¦ Australian Olympic hopeful, 19, smashes 200m backstroke short-course world record at 'virtual' national championship By Australian Associated â¦ Smith shattered the 200m backstroke at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday night. Her time of 2:03.35 in the semifinal was .71 seconds faster than Franklinâs time of 2:04.06 and she stayed under the world record pace at every 50m split except the second. He then came last in the 100m backstroke â¦ The titles started on Thursday, with McKeown setting her record in Brisbane on Friday evening, although Swimming Australia only tweeted the result on Saturday. The teenager clocked one minute 58.94 seconds on Friday to take nearly half a second off Hungarian Katinka Hosszuâs 2014 mark (1:59.23). #Tokyo2020 â Jacquelin Magnay (@jacquelinmagnay) July 22, 2021 She is also expected to qualify in the 200m backstroke, having recently set the fourth quickest time in history, and the 200m individual medley, where she owns the worldâ¦ TOKYO (Reuters) â World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the womenâs 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record with her time of 57.88 seconds. McKeown set a new Commonwealth and Australian records in the 200m backstroke in the first event and 25 minutes later the tough-as-teak tradie â¦ When American Regan Smith blasted out a pair of world marks in the 100m and 200m backstroke at the 2019 World Championships, they looked like the kind of records â¦ FOR THE RECORD: OLYMPIC GAMES: 1976 gold (100m, 200m backstroke; 2 relays), silver (200m freestyle); WORLD RECORDS: 6 (100m, 200m backstroke; 2 relays); AAU NATIONALS: 25 (100yd, 200yd backstroke, 1650yd freestyle; 7 relays); PAN AMERICAN GAMES: 1977 gold (500m freestyle; 100m, 200m backstroke); NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: 15 (100yd, 200yd backstroke; 500yd freestyle; 5 relays); WORLD â¦ More sports News: Teenager Kaylee McKeown smashed the women's 100m backstroke world record on Sunday, touching in 57.45sec at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide. â¦ A day after smashing the 100m backstroke world record, McKeown backed up by touching in 2mins 08.19secs in the 200m medley, the fastest this year ahead of American rival Madisyn Cox. The 100m backstroke world record is overseen and monitored by FINA, the world governing body for the sport of competitive swimming (among other aquatic sports as well including synchro, diving and water polo). However, Brawner won the race with a time of 2:29.3 for the â¦ Russian Kliment Kolesnikov won the 100m freestyle in 47.37 seconds, a day after breaking the world record in the 50m backstroke. Kaylee McKeown on her way to breaking the 200m backstroke world record at the Australian short course swimming championships in Brisbane. 18 / 14 individual (long course: 200m backstroke, 200m medley, 4x200m freestyle - short course: 100m, 200m backstroke, 100m, 200m, 400m medley, 4x100m freestyle) - up to 15/01/2016 Smith shatters 200m backstroke record. Her 200m backstroke World Record of 2:06.62 set in Athens in 1991 still stands today, 10 years later. The 19-year-old, who has been in blistering form this year, swam a sensational race to sweep past American rival Reganâ¦ Kaylee McKeown, right, reacts with Minna Atherton after setting a new World Record in the Womenâs 100m Backstroke Final at the Australian Swimming Trials for â¦ Veteran Emily Seebohm, silver medallist at London in 2012, hit the wall second in 58.59 behind McKeown to qualify for her fourth Olympics. This is a list of the swimming records for Hong Kong.These are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Hong Kong, for both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools. McKeown smashes backstroke world record. Smith shattered the 200m backstroke at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday night. 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