Published: July 29, 2021
The Australian returns to the Tokyo pool on Friday as firm favourite in the women’s 200m backstroke
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has a tattoo on her foot. It reads: “I’ll always be with you.” The 20-year-old had the ink added after her father, Sholto McKeown, lost his battle with brain cancer last August. True to the tattoo, at Tokyo 2020 McKeown’s father has been by her side.
“He was with me that entire race,” McKeown said after winning the women’s 100m backstroke gold medal on Tuesday. “It’s kind of a little superpower I have to myself.”
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