Emma McKeon

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 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. With four gold and three bronze medals she was the most decorated athlete across all sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and tied for the most medals won by a woman in a single Olympic Games. She has also won 20 medals, including five gold medals, at the World Aquatics Championships; and a record 20 medals, including 14 gold, at the Commonwealth Games.

Emma McKeon
AM
McKeon in 2021
Personal information
Birth nameEmma Jennifer McKeon
National teamAustralia
Born (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubGriffith University
CoachMichael Bohl
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 2 4
World Championships (LC) 5 11 4
World Championships (SC) 4 3 1
Pan Pacific Championships 4 1 2
Commonwealth Games 14 1 5
Youth Olympic Games 1 2 3
Total 33 20 19
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo50 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo100 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo4×100 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo4×100 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×200 m freestyle
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro200 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo100 m butterfly
2020 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
2020 Tokyo4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
2015 Kazan4×100 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×100 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×200 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed medley
2023 Fukuoka4×100 m freestyle
2013 Barcelona4×100 m freestyle
2013 Barcelona4×200 m freestyle
2013 Barcelona4×100 m medley
2017 Budapest200 m freestyle
2017 Budapest100 m butterfly
2017 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2017 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
2019 Gwangju4×100 m medley
2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed freestyle
2023 Fukuoka4×100 m medley
2023 Fukuoka4×100 m mixed medley
2015 Kazan4×100 m medley
2017 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2017 Budapest4×100 m medley
2019 Gwangju100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
2022 Melbourne50 m freestyle
2022 Melbourne100 m freestyle
2022 Melbourne4×100 m freestyle
2022 Melbourne4×50 m medley
2022 Melbourne4×50 m freestyle
2022 Melbourne4×100 m medley
2022 Melbourne4×50 m mixed freestyle
2010 Dubai4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
2018 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
2018 Tokyo4×100 m medley
2018 Tokyo4×100 m mixed medley
2014 Gold Coast4×200 m freestyle
2018 Tokyo50 m freestyle
2018 Tokyo100 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow200 m freestyle
2014 Glasgow4×100 m freestyle
2014 Glasgow4×200 m freestyle
2014 Glasgow4×100 m medley
2018 Gold Coast100 m butterfly
2018 Gold Coast4×100 m freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×200 m freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×100 m medley
2022 Birmingham50 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham50 m butterfly
2022 Birmingham4×100 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×100 m medley
2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed medley
2022 Birmingham100 m butterfly
2014 Glasgow100 m freestyle
2014 Glasgow100 m butterfly
2018 Gold Coast200 m freestyle
2018 Gold Coast200 m butterfly
2022 Birmingham100 m freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore4×100 metre medley
2010 Singapore100 metre freestyle
2010 Singapore4×100m mixed freestyle
2010 Singapore50 metre freestyle
2010 Singapore200 metre freestyle
2010 Singapore4×100m mixed medley

In 2021, McKeon tied Ian Thorpe for the most number of Olympic gold medals won over the course of an Australian athlete's career with five total gold medals earned at her first two Olympic Games. She was also the highest scoring competitor, male or female, for the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup where she earned a total of fourteen medals, including ten gold medals and four silver medals at the Swimming World Cup in 2021.

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