Taylor McKeown (born 17 March 1995)[1] is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won a gold medal in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal at the 4 × 100 m medley relay during the 2016 Summer Olympics. McKeown also represented Australia in both the 100m breaststroke, and 200m breaststroke, qualifying fastest for the final and finishing in 5th in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[2][3] She is a University of Sunshine Coast student.[citation needed]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor McKeown |
| National team | Australia |
| Born | 17 March 1995 Redcliffe, Queensland |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Griffith University |
| Coach | Michael Bohl |
Medal record | |
In 2010, McKeown won her first national titles in the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the age of 15. Since then McKeown has dominated breaststroke and individual medley events throughout the age group swimming years. She won multiple medals and representing Australia on many junior teams events.[4]
McKeown injured her knee prior to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games which required surgery. McKeown struggled throughout 2018 and left her coach of 13 years. She settled on the Gold Coast in early 2019 training with her new coach Michael Bohl,[5]
McKeown is the older sister of Olympic champion swimmer, Kaylee McKeown. After the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, McKeown announced her retirement from competitive swimming.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Taylor McKeown
- ^ "2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "nMichelle Coleman Posts 1:55 200 Free on Final Day of NSW Open". Swimming World News. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "About Taylor". ASA. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Foundation, Australian Sports. "Australian Sports Foundation | Taylor McKeown Tokyo Olympic Dream". asf.org.au. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
edit- Taylor McKeown at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Taylor McKeown at Olympics.com
- Taylor McKeown at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Taylor McKeown at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-04-26)
- Taylor McKeown at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-24)
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