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Taylor McKeown (born 17 March 1995)[1] is a former Australian 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.[2][3] She is a University of Sunshine Coast student.

Taylor McKeown

Personal information
Full name	Taylor McKeown
National team	Australia
Born	(1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 27) 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 Women's swimming Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 200 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke World Junior Championships 2011 Lima 4×200 m freestyle

In 2010, Taylor won her first national titles in the 100m and 200m breaststroke at the age of 15. Since then Taylor 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]

Taylor injured her knee prior to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games which required surgery. Taylor 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]

Taylor is the older sister of Olympic champion swimmer, Kaylee McKeown. After the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Taylor announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

References

External links

• Taylor McKeown at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Taylor McKeown at the International Olympic Committee
• 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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- [en] Taylor McKeown

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[es] Taylor McKeown

Taylor McKeown (Redcliffe, 17 de marzo de 1995) es una deportista australiana que compite en natación.[1]

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[it] Taylor McKeown

Taylor McKeown (Redcliffe, 17 maggio 1995) è una nuotatrice australiana.

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