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CBC
2 hours ago
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- CBC
Kylie Masse wins women's 100m backstroke title at Canadian swimming trials
Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., finishes first in the women's 100-metre backstroke final at the Canadian swimming trials from Victoria, B.C., with a time of 58.18.
Reuters
5 hours ago
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- Reuters
Relief for McKeown after DQ scare at Australian trials
June 9 (Reuters) - Five-times Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown was cleared to compete in the 50m backstroke final at the Australian trials on Monday after she successfully appealed her disqualification in the heats. The 23-year-old world record holder finished first in her heat but her time was not displayed on the board and she was ushered away in tears by officials after being called for an early start. However, McKeown's team lodged an appeal and after an anxious wait she was given the green light to compete in the final, which closes out the opening day of the trials in Adelaide. The trials serve as Australia's qualifiers for the July 11-August 3 world championships in Singapore. "(McKeown) was disqualified after being ruled to initiate an early start from lane four of heat one but her protest was upheld after officials ruled in her favour that she was distracted by a movement immediately prior to the signal," Swimming Australia said. "Her time of 27.27 made her the fastest qualifier tonight with good mate Mollie O'Callaghan second fastest with 27.72 – both under qualifying time for Singapore World Championships." McKeown became the first woman to retain the 100 and 200 backstroke Olympic titles at last year's Paris Games.
ABC News
7 hours ago
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- ABC News
Backstroke star Kaylee McKeown disqualified, but wins protest at world champ trials
Defending 50m backstroke world champion Kaylee McKeown appeared to have her hopes of defending the crown dashed, after being disqualified from her heat on the opening day of the Australian Swimming Trials. McKeown, who is the reigning world champion in the women's 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, qualified fastest for Monday night's final in the 50m backstroke. But the current world record holder was disqualified after officials ruled she had taken off too early in her heat. However, McKeown will line up in Monday's final after successfully arguing she had been distracted by movement just before the starting siren. McKeown qualified with a time of 27.27 seconds, just ahead of Mollie O'Callaghan, who was second fastest with 27.72. Both were under the qualifying times for next month's World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Meanwhile, Lani Pallister was the fastest qualifier for the women's 400m freestyle. The women's 400m freestyle has been a hot topic in swimming circles after Canadian star Summer McIntosh demolished the world record over the weekend. McIntosh bettered the previous mark, held by Australian Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus, by a massive 1.2 seconds. "It's so insane to be racing at a time when there's been three generational talents," Pallister said of McIntosh's benchmark. "If you look at the big three for women's distance swimming … Arnie (Titmus), Katie (Ledecky) and Summer (McIntosh). It's really incredible.' TItmus will not be participating at this week's swimming trials after electing to take a year away from competitive swimming.
