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Olympics and Paralympics
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Minnesotan Regan Smith gets silver in women’s 100 meter backstroke, Kaylee McKeown keeps the gold

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Regan Smith, of the United States, competes in the women's 100-meter backstroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Tuesday.
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Kaylee McKeown still rules the women’s Olympic backstroke.

The Australian knocked off world-record holder and Lakeville native Regan Smith and of the United States in the 100 back on Tuesday night, defending the title she won at the Tokyo Games.

Smith, who broke McKeown's world mark with a time of 57.13 seconds at the U.S. trials last month, led at the turn but couldn’t hold off the hard-charging Aussie, who defended the title she won in Tokyo three years ago.

McKeown surged to the front about halfway through the return lap and reached for the wall in 57.33, winning by a relatively comfortable margin over Smith's finish of 57.66.

The U.S. also grabbed the bronze as Katharine Berkoff touched third in 57.98.

Smith reached over the lane rope to congratulate McKeown, but this one had to sting. The 22-year-old appeared to be in top form after her performance and primed to win the first gold medal of her career.

Instead, it was McKeown capturing her fourth gold. She swept the backstroke events in Tokyo and also claimed a gold in a relay.