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May 20, 2024 · Emma McKeon (born May 24, 1994, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia) is the most successful Australian athlete in Olympic history, the winner of 11 medals. At the 2020 Games in Tokyo —which were postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic—she made history by becoming the first female swimmer and the first Australian to win ...
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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 ...
- 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.
The Australian swimmer, who won seven medals at Tokyo 2020, reveals her goals and challenges for Paris 2024. She shares her secrets of discipline, mental fortitude, and love for the water.
Jul 31, 2021 · It is Emma McKeon of Australia, whose haul of seven medals ties her for the record by any female Olympian, set in 1952 at the Helsinki Games by the gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya of the Soviet...
Aug 1, 2021 · Emma McKeon made history by winning two more gold medals in Tokyo, taking her total to seven — the most by any woman in any sport. She broke Olympic records in the 50m freestyle and the 4x100m medley relay, and also won bronze in the 100m butterfly.
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Jul 31, 2022 · Emma Kemp. Sun 31 Jul 2022 15.33 EDT. Emma McKeon has written her name into the history books as the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning her 11th gold medal...
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