'F--- yeah!' McKeown's live TV f-bomb after thrilling, emotional gold medal win

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, whose father Sholto died of brain cancer a year ago, won Australia’s third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics, surging home over the final stages and dropping an F-bomb on live TV in the aftermath.

If overcoming the loss of her father at 19 to come home strong and win a hotly contested final doesn’t give her a place in folklore, her reaction surely will.

A shocked McKeown, who blew a kiss to her late dad after the race, swore on Channel Seven after the race, as the magnitude of her win sunk in, when she was asked what her message was to her mum Sharon and sister Taylor watching back home.

McKewon swims with a tattoo on her foot reading “I will always be with you” and her mum Sharon told her via Channel Seven “your daddy would be so proud.”

“It’s been pretty tough but Kaylee had been able to focus and fly under the radar,” said Sharon.

“She always knows dad is watching her. Swearing on TV. I’ll have a word to her later.”

Kaylee said later that she knew her das was with her every step of her journey.

“I know he would be very proud,” she said. “Everyone has their own story and I’ve used mine as a fire within my belly.”

Emily Seebohm finished seventh in the race, leading 7 host Jo Griggs to suggest: “It’s the first time we’ve had a Seebohm and an f-bomb in the same race.”

McKeown joins 400m freestyle gold medallist Ariarne Titmus and the women’s 4x100m freestyle team as gold medallists at the meet.

The f-bomb means Aussie swim team members will go viral for a second straight day, after coach Dean Boxall’s incredible reaction to Titmus’ win on Monday.

Kaylee McKeown wins gold. (Photo by Getty Images).

Kaylee’s sister Taylor, a relay silver medallist at Rio 2016, was in tears.

“That is so amazing I don’t even have words. I can’t talk, I literally can’t talk, I’m so happy for her,” said Taylor.

“She just looked so beautiful on TV as well and did it with such grace.”

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Mitch Larkin finished seventh in his 100m backstorke final, while Ariarne Titmus qualified fastest through the 200m freestyle semis, with Katie Ledecky third.

Order of events

11:30: Women’s 200m Freestyle Semifinals
11:43: Men’s 200m Freestyle Final
11:51: Women’s 100m Backstroke Final
11:59: Men’s 100m Backstroke Final
12:17: Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final
12:35: Men’s 200m Butterfly Semifinals
12:58: Women’s 200m Individual Medley Semifinals