Sometimes you're way too excited to really control what comes out of your mouth.
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown, who won the gold medal in women's 100-meter backstroke (and also set a new Olympic record while getting her medal), was completely over the moon when she was approached by a reporter.
The reporter asked McKeown: "What would you like to say....to your mother and your sisters for now?" To which she replied:
"F**K YEAH!"
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 (@Glenn Munsie) 1627351916
Kaylee McKeown drops the F Bomb right next to the Seebohm #Swimming #Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/hj6P32uBVV— Tim Rosen (@Tim Rosen) 1627351317
Starting a \u201cbest daily moments of the Olympics\u201d thread with this Hall of Fame entry from Kaylee McKeown after winning gold:pic.twitter.com/6NVuOnUfss— Josh Butler (@Josh Butler) 1627354273
Can\u2019t put it any other way\u2026go girl! #olympicshttps://twitter.com/7olympics/status/1419843463374376961\u00a0\u2026— Thrive PR (@Thrive PR) 1627391851
Bloody love it!!!!! #OlympicGameshttps://twitter.com/7olympics/status/1419843463374376961\u00a0\u2026— \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc12 (@\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc12) 1627386828
Both she and the reporter start laughing as soon as they know what happened.
Then McKeown gasped, tried to correct herself, and then gave a steady "Woo!" to round out the interview.
Hehe https://twitter.com/JoshButler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— Sushobhit (@Sushobhit) 1627412868
F*ck yeah!!!.... Oopshttps://twitter.com/JoshButler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— Bloody_Intellectual (@Bloody_Intellectual) 1627397456
https://twitter.com/JoshButler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— IamBhavinPatel\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@IamBhavinPatel\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3) 1627389132
The moment has made McKeown, as one user put it, an "instant legend."
McKeown's 100-meter backstroke was completed in 57.47 seconds, and the time to beat was 57.6 seconds. Folks noted that if they'd broken that record, they'd probably swear too.
Australian swimming is really giving these Olympicshttps://twitter.com/joshbutler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— :~( (@:~() 1627375837
https://twitter.com/JoshButler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— Paul Stewart (@Paul Stewart) 1627371782
There\u2019s a time and a place for swear words and winning at the Olympic is totally one of them. #ToykoOlympics #aussie #WINNER #KayleeMcKeownhttps://twitter.com/joshbutler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— Belinda Fenton (@Belinda Fenton) 1627371091
This is great.https://twitter.com/JoshButler/status/1419852848804683777\u00a0\u2026— Alheli Picazo (@Alheli Picazo) 1627370685
May this inspire you to have unbridled joy when you are celebrating your own accomplishments.
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