KAYLEE MCKEOWN WINS GOLD, SET NEW OLYMPIC RECORD
Kaylee McKeown won another Olympic gold for Australia in the 100m backstroke event. The Aussie swimmer also broke the Olympic record in the final. She finished ahead of Canada's Kylie Masse and American Regan Smith with a stunning time of 57.47 seconds. It was an epic final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre as four Olympic Records being broken by three swimmers in the preliminary rounds. Masse set an Olympic record in her heat before American Smith bettered that. Then McKeown set a new benchmark with 57.88 seconds, but Smith smashed it again in the semifinals with a 57.86. However in final, McKeown came from behind and produce a stunning swim in the last 30 metres to claim the victory. The 20 year-old triumphed in 57.47 seconds, with Masse (57.72) taking silver and Smith (58.05) the bronze. Photo: Tokyo 2020 / Getty Images SUFI SUPER YACHTS