Olympic Swimming 2024: Women's 200M Backstroke Medal Winners, Times and Results

Kaylee McKeown pulled off her second successful title defense in Paris on Friday night in the women's 200-meter backstroke.

The Australian, who also repeated in the 100-meter backstroke, set an Olympic record inside Paris La Defense Arena.

Regan Smith of the United States earned her fifth-ever Olympic silver medal with her second-place swim.

Kylie Masse of Canada barely beat top qualifier Phoebe Bacon from the United States in four-hundredths of a second for bronze.

Results

1. Kaylee McKeown (Australia) - 2:03.73

2. Regan Smith (United States) - 2:04.26

3. Kylie Masse (Canada) - 2:05.57

4. Phoebe Bacon (United States) - 2:05.61

5. Katie Shanahan (Great Britain) - 2:07.53

6. Peng Xuwei (China) - 2:07.96

7. Honey Osrin (Great Britain) - 2:08.16

8. Anastasiya Shkurdai (Independent Neutral Athletes) - 2:10.23

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McKeown wrote her own Olympic history with her gold-medal-winning performance on Friday.

McKeown repeated her gold in the 200-meter backstroke in the same week in which she earned her second straight win in the 100-meter backstroke.

With the win, McKeown became the first Australian swimmer to win four individual gold medals. That is a stunning feat given how often the Aussies have won in the pool in Olympic history.

McKeown's gold continued a terrific night for the Aussies. Cameron McEvoy won the men's 50-meter freestyle minutes before her race.

Smith extended her run of silver-medal finishes at the Olympics. The American also finished second in the 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter butterfly at the Paris Games.

Masse won a close race for third over Bacon, who failed to reach the medal podium despite setting the fastest time in qualifying.

Australia now has 10 gold medals at the Summer Olympics, seven of which have come in the pool. The Aussies have three more golds in the pool than the Americans, but the United States has eight more swimming medals overall.