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5 days ago · Emma McKeon is the most successful Australian athlete in Olympic history, the winner of 11 medals. At the 2020 Games in Tokyo she made history by becoming the first female swimmer and the first Australian to win seven medals at a single Olympics.
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- McKeon has swimming DNA. Some Olympians stumble upon their sports by chance, but the same could not be said of McKeon, who comes from strong swimming stock.
- Break from competition after London trials. Despite showing a lot of promise as a junior swimmer, McKeon suffered her first heartbreaking moment at the London 2012 Olympic Trials.
- A brain for nutrition. It’s not only in the pool where McKeon has been successful over the past few years. In 2019 she completed a bachelor’s degree in health promotion and public health nutrition, taking one or two courses each semester.
- She enjoys a sweet treat. Being a professional athlete with a nutrition degree means that McKeon eats healthily... most of the time. However, she does enjoy a good cheat meal too.
Aug 2, 2021 · Emma McKeon's Games. The key element in the plan relied on a fast recovery. Mere minutes earlier, she had knocked off the latest in a string of Olympic records by clocking 24 seconds dead in the ...
Aug 2, 2021 · IAS alumni and 2010 Tobin Award winner, Emma McKeon came away from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with an outstanding seven medals from seven events, including four gold all in record times and three bronze. This unbelievable feat means McKeon is now the most decorated Olympian in Australian history.
She is a 2x Olympian and in 2020, became the first female swimmer to win 7 medals at a single Games. Emma McKeon is a sprint specialist and member of Australia’s National Team. Born May 24, 1994 ...
Emma Jennifer McKeon, AM (born 24 May 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer.She is an eight-time world record holder, three current and five former, in relays. Her total career haul of 11 Olympic medals following the 2020 Olympic Games made her Australia's most decorated Olympian and included one gold medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and four gold medals from the 2020 ...
Sep 29, 2021 · Two years after starring at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Singapore 2010, swimmer Emma McKeon came close to walking away from the sport. But she now finds herself as Australia’s most successful Olympian after winning more medals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 than any other athlete. Here, she talks about her path to the top of the podium.
