Australia’s Kaylee McKeown captured the gold in the women’s 100-meter backstroke during a record-setting performance in Tokyo on Tuesday. Then, she enraptured social media with a post-race interview in which she dropped an F-bomb on TV:
Great save 🤣 pic.twitter.com/v2V45GmB0d
— Punters.com.au (@Punters) July 27, 2021
McKeown realized her error immediately, covered her mouth and appeared to nearly say, “Oh shit!” before turning it into a celebratory yell.
Twitter users loved it:
“What would you like to say to your mum and your sister?”
“Fuck yeah oh shit… Woooo 🤙”Congratulations to the legend Kaylee McKeown for the🥇and this perfect #Olympics moment pic.twitter.com/tgHOCzD0lD
— Jeremy Story Carter (@jstorycarter) July 27, 2021
If you win an Olympic Gold Medal, you have earned the right to say what you like. Well done! pic.twitter.com/LG7r1ltdSV
— Glenn Munsie (@glennmunsieTAB) July 27, 2021
Australian Translator: I am elated for this opportunity and thank my family for their support. https://t.co/cxhbSD7r43
— Haggard Clint (@haggardclint) July 27, 2021
Nothing more Australian than swearing on live TV, then swearing when reacting to it.#Straya#Olympicshttps://t.co/KvNiYXW1DW
— Josh Fox (@JoshTFox__) July 27, 2021
plug this directly into my veins https://t.co/6fHwI1M1tX
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) July 27, 2021
The Aussies giving us such joy at #Tokyo2020https://t.co/j421ESnaiD
— Lavanya L Narayanan (@lav_narayanan) July 27, 2021
Haha you can't get more Aussie🇦🇺 than this @kazminka@jarpadandjensen@MissIsabelC@LJanePhotographhttps://t.co/XLg2yqXgJM
— Dani-🇦🇺 What am I supposed to do (@Dani_blondy) July 27, 2021