Singapore, Aug 2, 2025 (AFP) - McKeown beats Smith again for world backstroke double

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2025-08-02
Australia's Kaylee McKeown underlined her backstroke dominance with a world championships double after winning the 200m in Singapore on Saturday. McKeown again got the better of Regan Smith, touching the wall in a championships-record 2min 03.33sec to beat her American arch-rival into second place in 2:04.29. Another American, Claire Curzan, was third in 2:06.04. McKeown picked up the 100m backstroke gold earlier this week in Singapore -- also be......
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