Australian Kaylee McKeown has become the first woman to hold backstroke world records over 50m, 100m and 200m.
The 22-year-old reigning world champion over the three distances, set a new world’s best over 50m at a World Cup event in Budapest, Hungary.
McKeown won her race in 26.86 seconds, beating the previous record of 26.98 set by China’s Liu Xiang in 2018.
“I am super stoked. I never saw myself as a sprinter so it’s nice to have that under my belt,” said McKeown.
On Saturday, she also bettered her existing 100m record with a time of 57.33.
She won the 50m, 100m and 200m at this year’s World Championships in Japan in July and is also the reigning Olympic champion over 100m and 200m.
