Qin, Mckeown awarded best swimmers of year

STORY: Qin, Mckeown awarded best swimmers of year DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): QIN HAIYANG, Chinese swimmer, Best Male Swimmer of the Year 2023 STORYLINE: Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang and Australian Kaylee McKeown were honored as the Best Male and Female Swimmer of the Year 2023 at the premises of the future headquarters of World Aquatics in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday. In a gala ceremony, World Aquatics, the international organization representing aquatic sports, bestowed awards to the best swimmers of the year. Qin Haiyang, a breaststroke specialist from China, dominated the men's category, while Australian backstroke specialist Kaylee McKeown excelled among the women. Both athletes achieved remarkable success, winning all three events (50, 100, and 200 meters) in all three World Cup legs, held recently in Berlin, Athens, and Budapest this weekend. At the 2023 World Aquatic Champio