Adelaide: Kaylee McKeown has broken the 100-meter backstroke world record on the second night of the Australian Olympic swim trials.
The 19-year-old McKeown clocked 57.45 seconds in Sunday night's final at the South Australian Aquatic Centre.
McKeown's time improved the previous world mark of 57.57 set by American Regan Smith in 2019.
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"I just can't believe it. I just wanted to come in tonight and blow out the cobwebs," McKeown said poolside in Adelaide with tears in her eyes.
"It's been a huge year for me and my family. It's been 10 months since my dad passed today. So with that behind me and doing that I think he would be very proud."
McKeown, whose father died last year from brain cancer, is shaping up to be a serious multiple gold medal contender in Japan.
