Kaylee McKeown Breaks Three Backstroke World Records, First Woman to Hold 50m, 100m and 200m Titles Simultaneously

McKeown breaks records in Budapest World Cup event, including a stunning 26.86 seconds in the 50m, topping the previous record set in 2018, and becomes the first Australian to hold the 50m backstroke world record since 2008.

Australian Kaylee McKeown became the first woman to hold backstroke world records over 50m, 100m and 200m at the World Cup event in Budapest, Hungary.
McKeown won the 50m race in 26.86 seconds, surpassing the existing record of 26.98 seconds held by China's Liu Xiang since 2018.
Kaylee McKeown, who is also the reigning Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m backstroke, set two world records in just two days during the event.
Earlier this year, McKeown claimed gold in all three backstroke events at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
McKeown is the first Australian to hold the 50m backstroke world record since Sophie Edington in 2008, and she's expected to enter next year’s Olympics Games in Paris as the favorite for gold in all the three distances.