McKeown Disappointed Despite Nudging World Record

Kaylee McKeown has nudged her world record when swimming the second-fastest women’s 100m backstroke ever—and is disappointed. Ms. McKeown came within eight-hundredths of a second of her global benchmark on Tuesday night at Australia’s Olympic selection trials in Brisbane. As Mitch Larkin missed his initial opportunity to become the first Australian man picked to swim at four Olympics, McKeown fell just short of her lofty standards. She won in 57.41 seconds, nearing her record of 57.33 set in Budapest in October 2023. “I’m a little bit disappointed,” Ms. McKeown said. “But I have booked myself another ticket to Paris so that’s just another chance to go faster.”...