Olympics-Swimming-McKeown wins gold in women’s 100m backstroke

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FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 100m Backstroke - Heats - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Kaylee McKeown of Australia reacts. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women’s 100m Backstroke - Heats - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Kaylee McKeown of Australia reacts. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

TOKYO (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown of Australia won the gold medal in the women’s 100 metres backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

Kylie Masse of Canada won the silver and American Regan Smith took the bronze.

(Editing by Nick Mulvenney.)

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