Emma Jennifer McKeon, (born 24 May 1994) is an Australian competitive

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. She is a four-time

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holder, one current and three former, in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay. Her total career haul of 11

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s following the 2020 Olympic Games made her Australia's most decorated Olympian and included one gold medal from the

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and four gold medals from the

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. With four gold and three bronze medals she was the most decorated athlete across all sports at the

, and tied for the most medals won by a woman in a single Olympic Games. She has also won 17 medals, including four gold medals, at the

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; and a record 20 medals, including 14 gold, at the

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. In 2021, McKeon tied

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for the most number of Olympic

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s 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

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where she earned a total of fourteen medals, including ten gold medals.

Early life and education

McKeon was born on 24 May 1994 in

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, Australia. She is the sister of Kaitlin (National age swimmer and Paramedicine student), Olympian

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, and the daughter of four-time Commonwealth gold medalist and two-time Olympian

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, both of whom are also swimmers. Her mother, Susie, was also a swimmer who competed in the

and her uncle,

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, was a two-time Olympian. She completed her secondary education in 2012 from

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and following graduation, at the age of 18, relocated to

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to train under Vince Raleigh at the Chandler Aquatic Centre in 2014. In 2015, McKeon switched coaches again and began training under

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, initially at Brisbane's St Peters Western Swimming Club before the pair relocated to

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on the

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in 2017 where McKeon studied a bachelor's degree in public health and health promotion with a major in nutrition.

Swimming career

McKeon competed at the

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held in

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. She won a gold medal in the girls' 4 × 100 metre medley relay; silver medals in the 100 metre freestyle and the mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay; and bronze medals in the 50 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle, and

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Olympic Games

2012 Olympic Trials

McKeon missed out on selection for the London

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by placing 7th in the 100 metre freestyle, 9th in the 100 metre butterfly, 10th in the 200 metre freestyle, and 13th in the 50 metre freestyle. Following her performance at the 2012 Olympic Trials and not making the 2012 Australia Olympic Team, McKeon took a break from swimming competition that helped her rejuvenate her drive and love of the sport."Five Things to Know about Swimming Star Emma McKeon"
'' Olympics.com''. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

2016 Summer Olympics

In April 2016 McKeon was selected as part of the Australian team for the

held in

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. Her brother David was also selected meaning the pair were the first brother and sister to swim at an Olympic Games for Australia since

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and

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in 1960. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she led off the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay that won a gold medal in a world record time of 3:30.65. McKeon also went on to win a pair of silvers as a part of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle and 4 × 100 metre medley relays.Mendes, Rodrigo (19 August 2016)
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''. Version 1.1. Retrieved 13 October 2021. She was one of five Australian individual medallists in swimming in Rio, having won a bronze medal in the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:54.92. In the 100 metre butterfly, she finished 6th. In total, McKeon went three-for-three in her relay events, medaling in every event as well as competing in the final of each event, and one-for-two in her individual events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which were her first Olympic Games.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the

held in Tokyo, Japan, McKeon won four gold medals.Pender, Kieran (1 August 2021)
"Magnificent McKeon headlines historic day for Australia in Tokyo"
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''. Retrieved 13 October 2021. She swam the third leg of the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay for the Australian team in the final, which won the gold medal in a world record time of 3:29.69. On the second to last day of swimming, she also won the gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 51.96 seconds (an

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and the second fastest time in history)."Australia's Emma McKeon wins 100m freestyle gold"
. '' Olympics.com''. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021. On the last day, she won the 50 metre freestyle gold medal with another Olympic record time, of 23.81 seconds, and swam the butterfly leg of the gold medal-winning and Olympic record-setting finals Australian relay team for the 4 × 100 metre medley relay."Australia's McKeon wins historic gold medal"
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''. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.Evans, Simon (31 July 2021)
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''. Retrieved 13 October 2021."7th heaven: Aussie McKeon leaves Tokyo with 7 swim medals"
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''. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021. McKeon also won three bronze medals: in the 100 metre butterfly (with a new Oceanian record and Australian record of 55.72), and as part of the finals relay in both the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay events.Newberry, Paul (31 July 2021)
"Move aside, Caeleb: Aussie McKeon has quite a medal haul"
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''. Retrieved 13 October 2021. In total, McKeon made the podium in every event she raced, going seven-for-seven and winning an

in each event as well as setting one world record and seven Olympics records in the process.

;

(1 August 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 12 October 2021. Combined across her first Olympic Games (2016) and her second Olympic Games (2020), this brought her total number of world records set at the Olympic Games to two, she set her first world record at an Olympic Games at her first Olympic Games in 2016, and her total number of Olympic records to eight. McKeon won seven medals in Tokyo, the most by any female swimmer at a single Olympic Games, and equalled the most medals won by a female athlete in any sport at a single Olympic Games, tying Soviet gymnast

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.Archibold, Randal (31 July 2021)
"With seven medals at one Olympics, Emma McKeon ties a record"
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''. Retrieved 13 October 2021. She was the first female competitor at an Olympic Games since 1964 to lead the medal count across all sports, with the next highest ranking competitor in swimming, in terms of total medal count at the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics, being

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of the

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who won a total of five medals at the year's Olympic Games.Takata, Daniel (10 August 2021)
"Emma McKeon Becomes First Woman Since 1964 To Lead Medal Count At An Olympics"
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''. Retrieved 13 October 2021. Her total of five Olympic gold medals across the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games tied the Australian record held by

, while her 11 total medals across her first two, and consecutive, Olympic Games broke the record of nine total Olympic medals of fellow Australians Ian Thorpe and

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over the course of their careers. McKeon became the fourth swimmer in history to win seven or more Olympic medals at a single Olympic Games only after

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, and

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all of the United States, which made her the first swimmer in history, male or female, not from the United States to achieve the feat.Lohn, John (31 July 2021)
"Olympics: Emma McKeon Ties Female Olympic Record With Seven Medals In Tokyo"
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World Championships

2013

In 2013, she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 15th FINA World Championships held in Barcelona, Spain. She also swam in the heats of the 4 × 100 metre medley relay and the

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on the way to Australia winning silver medals in those events.

2015

In 2015, she competed at the 16th FINA World Championships held in

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, Russia. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, finished fourth in the 100 metre butterfly and placed seventh in the 200 metre freestyle.

2017

McKeon won four silver and two bronze medals at the 2017 World Swimming Championships. She competed in 100 m butterfly. In the heats she was third, with a time of 56.81. After that in the second semifinal, she finished second tying the Oceania record of 56.23.

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(23 July 2017)
"17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) 2017: Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 October 2021. In the final she improved this time and finished second behind

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with a record of Oceania time of 56.18.

(24 July 2017)
"17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) 2017: Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 October 2021. In 200 m freestyle she continued from the heats to the semifinals with the fourth fastest time at 1:56.61. Then in the semifinals she was second in her heat and second overall. In the final she proved her good form and she shared the silver medal with Katie Ledecky with a time of 1:55.15, remaining behind the one-time Olympic and dual World medalist in that discipline,

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. Her third silver medal came from the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with

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, Brittany Elmslie and Shayna Jack, her team coming 0.29 seconds behind the USA. Her fourth silver medal resulted from the 4×100 m mixed medley with team mates

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, Daniel Cave and

where they set a new Oceanian record with their time of 3:41.21.

(26 July 2017)
"17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) 2017: Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

2019

At the

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Emma McKeon won six medals. She won three gold medals for the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, 4×200 metre freestyle relay and 4×100 m mixed medley relay. In the 4x200 metre relay the Australians broke the

setting a time of 7:41.50 with McKeon swimming the anchor leg.FINA 4x200m Freestyle relay results
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''. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021. McKeon also collected two silver medals for the 4×100 metre medley relay and the 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay. In the mixed 4×100 metre freestyle relay, she set a new Oceanian and Australian record of 3:19.97 in the final along with her relay teammates

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, and Bronte Campbell.

(27 July 2019)
"18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR): Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 18 October 2021. In individual events she received a bronze medal for the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 56.61 and finished fourth in the 100 metre freestyle 0.29 seconds behind bronze medallist

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Commonwealth Games

2014

She was selected as part of the Australian squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in

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, Scotland, where she won six medals, four golds and two bronze medals. On the first day of competition she won a gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle and then competed in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay with

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and

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, who gold medalled and set a new world record time of 3:30.98. She won individual bronze medals in the 100 metre butterfly and then in the 100 metre freestyle, behind the Campbell sisters as Australia took all podium positions. McKeon won further gold medals in the

, where she set a Games record as part of team that also included Alicia Coutts, Brittany Elmslie and

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, and the 4 × 100 metre medley relay with

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, Lorna Tonks and

. Her six medals equalled a Commonwealth Games record for swimmers previously set by

and Susie O'Neill.

2018

McKeon won the most number of medals in swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in

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, with four gold and two bronze medals; equalling her previous record, set at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and shared with Ian Thorpe and Susie O'Neill. As part of the 4x100 metre freestyle relay, McKeon split a 52.99 and helped set a new world record in the event in the final and won a gold medal for her efforts."2018 Commonwealth Games: Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2021. In the final of the 4x100 metre medley relay, she helped win the gold medal and set a new Australian All Comers record at 3:54.36, splitting a 56.42 for the butterfly leg of the relay."2018 Commonwealth Games: Swimming Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

2022

As a result of her successful 2021 Olympics campaign, and under a new rule from

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, McKeon was pre-selected for the

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, England without having to take part in the

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. Having also chosen to sit out of the

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, the Commonwealth Games was the first time McKeon raced competitively in 2022. McKeon broke the record for the most Commonwealth Games medals ever received after winning six gold, one silver and one bronze medals, and bringing her total medal count to 20. She also equalled the most gold medals won at a single Games previously set by Susie O'Neill and Ian Thorpe; and her eight medals equals the most medals won at a single Games, a record previously held by Susie O'Neill. As part of the mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, a new event for the Games, McKeon split a 52.21 in the final leg, securing a gold medal and helping to set a Commonwealth Games record with an overall time of 3:21.18. McKeon anchored the

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final and with a 52.04 split help to win a gold medal with an overall time of 3:30.64. In the 50 metre freestyle, McKeon advanced through to the semifinals after qualifying second in the preliminary heats with a time of 24.52. In the semifinal, she swam a time of 24.51, placing third and making it through to the final, where she won the gold medal in a time of 23.99. McKeon swam a 26.65 in the 50 metre butterfly preliminary heats to qualify fourth for the semifinal where she advanced through in a time of 26.02. In the final, McKeon earned herself a gold medal after finishing first in a time of 25.90. In another new event for the Games, McKeon anchored the

, helping to win a gold medal and setting a Games record with a 51.88 split for her freestyle leg, and an overall time of 3:41.30. In the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, McKeon swam a 56.59 split for the butterfly leg and with an overall time of 3:54.44, earned the gold medal. In the 100 metre butterfly, McKeon swam a 57.34 in the preliminary heats to qualify first for the semifinal where she swam a 57.49 and again qualified first for the final. In the final, she finished in second place with a time of 56.38 securing a silver medal. In her final event of the program, McKeon swam a 55.36 in the 100 metre freestyle preliminary heats to advance through to the semifinals after qualifying in sixth position. In the semifinal, she swam a time of 53.1, qualifying first for the final, where she swam a 52.94 to finish in third place, earning a bronze medal.

International Swimming League (ISL)

McKeon is a member of the London Roar team and she competed in the 2019 inaugural season of the

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2021 Swimming World Cup

Stops 1—2: Berlin and Budapest

McKeon was the overall highest scoring female competitor at the

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stop in

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.Dornan, Ben (12 October 2021)
"McKeon and Shields Win Budapest World Cup, Sates Secures Series-Wide Lead"
''

''. Retrieved 12 October 2021. Among the events she won in Budapest was the 50 metre butterfly in which she finished first with a time of 24.97 seconds.Binner, Andrew (8 October 2021)
"Emma McKeon and Kyle Chalmers maintain golden standards at FINA Swimming World Cup in Budapest"
'' Olympics.com''. Retrieved 12 October 2021. In the 100 metre freestyle, McKeon dropped almost half a second from her time at the first World Cup stop to win the gold medal in a time of 50.58 seconds which tied the World Cup record set by

in 2017.

(9 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 12 October 2021. Prior to stop two in Budapest, at the first stop in

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, she swam a personal best time in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 50.96 seconds and won the gold medal.Browne, Ken (3 October 2021)
"Emma McKeon clocks 100m free PB at Berlin Swimming World Cup"
'' Olympics.com''. Retrieved 12 October 2021. For the first two World Cup stops, Berlin and Budapest, McKeon was the highest scoring female competitor both at each individual stop and combined across both stops."Shields, McKeon tops overall, Sates with 5 golds"
''

''. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021. McKeon's total score for the Budapest stop, 58.3 points, was the highest individual score by any competitor, male or female, for the first two stops of the World Cup circuit, with the only other competitors scoring in the 58 point range being Matthew Sates of

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who scored 58.2 points in Berlin,

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of the

who scored 58.1 points in Budapest, and

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of the

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who scored 58.1 points in Budapest. McKeon's moment where she tied the World Cup record set by Sarah Sjöström was ranked by

as the number five moment from the entire 2021 Swimming World Cup."Swimming World Cup: Top 10 Moments"
''

''. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

Stop 3: Doha

Star status landed McKeon at the top of the list of athletes to watch at the third World Cup stop, held in

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, as named by ''

'' and

in advance of the start of competition.Lohn, John (16 October 2021)
"Star-Powered Field On Tap As FINA World Cup Set For Move To Doha"
''

''. Retrieved 16 October 2021."McKeon and Sates are expected to shine in Doha"
''

''. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021. Going for building consistency in her four individual events, McKeon entered to compete in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, 50 metre butterfly, and 100 metre butterfly in Doha.

(20 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Entries Book"
''

''. Retrieved 20 October 2021. On day one of competition, McKeon swam a 24.09 in the prelims heats of the 50 metre freestyle in the morning, ranking second by a twenty-three hundredths of a seconds after

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of the Netherlands and advancing to the final in the evening.

(21 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 21 October 2021.Sutherland, James (21 October 2021)
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''. Retrieved 21 October 2021. Finishing in a time of 23.54 in the final, McKeon won her first medal of the Doha stop, a silver medal.

(21 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Women's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 October 2021.Sutherland, James (21 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 21 October 2021. Having won the gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle in Berlin and Budapest, the silver medal was her first non-gold medal finish in the event for the year's World Cup circuit."New comers; new winners"
''

''. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021. The next day, October 22, McKeon raced in the timed final of the 50 metre butterfly, finishing in a time of 25.07 seconds and making the podium by winning the bronze medal.

(22 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 22 October 2021.Sutherland, James (22 October 2021)
"2021 FINA World Cup — Doha: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 22 October 2021. The third and final day of competition in Doha, she started off with 51.82 in the prelims of the 100 metre freestyle, ranking first overall and advancing to the final.

(23 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 23 October 2021. In the evening finals session, McKeon swam a 55.83 and won the gold medal in her first race of the evening, the 100 metre butterfly.

(23 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 23 October 2021.Edmund, Emma (23 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 23 October 2021. She finished off her events in Doha in the final of the 100 metre freestyle, swimming a 51.15 and finishing first to win the gold medal.

(23 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Doha (QAT): Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 23 October 2021. When scores were tallied across the first three stops of the World Cup, McKeon retained her overall lead amongst female competitors with her total score of 170.0 points, though Kira Toussaint was not far behind in second-place with a score of 169.2 points.

Stop 4: Kazan

Her entries in sprint events for both freestyle and butterfly at the fourth and final stop of the World Cup circuit, located at the

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, Russia for the year, were noted by FINA as races to watch during competition.Kamardina, Olga (25 October 2021)
"Final leg of the Swimming World Cup is ready to go in Kazan"
''

''. Retrieved 26 October 2021. McKeon spoke of competition for the last stop, providing context in terms of her history competing in Kazan and performance with a lack of spectators, at a FINA-hosted

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conference preceding competition: In the prelims heats of the 50 metre freestyle on day one of competition, McKeon was the only swimmer under 24 seconds and advanced to the final ranked first with her time of 23.98 seconds.

(28 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 28 October 2021. She followed up her strong morning performance with a gold-medal-winning time of 23.53 seconds in the final in the evening, just three hundredths of a second off her personal best time in the event.

(28 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 28 October 2021.Sutherland, James (28 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 28 October 2021. The morning of day two, McKeon tied for first in the prelims heats of the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 25.50 seconds and advanced to the final.

(29 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 29 October 2021. Later in the day, she won the silver medal with a personal best time of 24.94 seconds in the final of the 50 metre butterfly.

(29 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 29 October 2021.Sutherland, James (29 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 29 October 2021. For the last day of competition of the World Cup circuit, McKeon had a busy morning, she started off by ranking first in the 100 metre butterfly prelims heats with a time of 57.35 seconds, which was about four tenths of a second ahead of second-ranked

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(30 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021.Race, Retta (30 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021. In the 100 metre freestyle prelims heats, her second race of the morning, McKeon ranked first again, this time by over a second ahead of second-ranked competitor

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of Australia with her time of 51.94 seconds.

(30 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021. McKeon won the gold medal in the final of the 100 metre butterfly later in the day, swimming a time of 55.63 seconds.

(30 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021.Race, Retta (30 October 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021. She won her second gold medal of the day in the final of the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 50.67 seconds.

(30 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Kazan (RUS): Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021. Her time of 50.67 seconds registered as the fourth fastest swim in history and made two of the four fastest times in the event hers, she also had the second fastest swim of 50.58 seconds.Dornan, Ben (30 October 2021)
"Emma McKeon Hits #4 All-Time 100 Freestyle In 50.67 To Close Out 2021 World Cup"
''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021. Speaking of her wins, McKeon told FINA, "I am in pretty in good shape now. The preparations, which I took for the Olympics, still pay off."Kamardina, Olga (30 October 2021)
"Heavy favorites keep the bar high"
''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2021. McKeon's performances across all four stops of the World Cup made her the highest overall scoring competitor of any gender, coming in at 228.3 total points and $144,000 of prize money."FINA Swimming World Cup: Women Individual Ranking 2021 - Rankings"
''

''. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.Dornan, Ben (31 October 2021)
"McKeon, Sates, Toussaint, Shields Earn Over $100K From FINA 2021 World Cup"
''

''. Retrieved 31 October 2021. The only competitor to score higher than her at a single World Cup stop was male swimmer

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who scored 58.9 points at the Kazan stop."FINA Swimming World Cup: Men Individual Ranking 2021 - Rankings"
''

''. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021. In terms of total medals won by a female competitor, McKeon ranked third with her total of fourteen medals, which included ten gold medals, three silver medals, and one bronze medal, and in terms of similarity of medal count and breakdown with another competitor, male or female, she and

of the

had the exact same medal count and breakdown.Takata, Daniel (1 November 2021)
"The Swimmers With The Most Medals At The 2021 FINA World Cup"
''

''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

2022 Short Course Championships

Australian Short Course Championships

At the 2022 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, Australian Short Course Swimming Championships held in

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in August 2022, McKeon swam a light schedule, competing in just two events. In the 100 metre freestyle, she swam 51.61 in the preliminary heats to qualify first for the final, where she won gold in a time of 51.03. McKeon again qualified first in the 50 metre freestyle preliminary heats with a time of 23.79. In the final, McKeon swam a 23.61 to finish first, earning herself a gold medal.

FINA World Short Course Championships

McKeon was selected as part of a 36-person team for the

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to be held in

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in December 2022. McKeon started her campaign swimming a 51.76 split in the

in the preliminary heats to advance first through to the final. In the final, McKeon anchored the relay splitting a 49.96 and becoming the first woman to swim a sub-50 freestyle short course split. Her efforts earned Australia a gold medal and a new World Short Course record with an overall time of 3:25.43. In the 100 metre freestyle, McKeon advanced through to the semifinals after qualifying third in the preliminary heats with a time of 52.23. In the semifinal, she swam a 51.28 to make it through in first to the final, where she won the gold medal and set a new World Championships record with a time of 50.77. McKeon split a 22.73 in the last leg of the women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay final and with an overall time of 1:34.23, earned a silver medal. As part of the mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay, McKeon swam the final leg of the preliminary heats in a time of 22.98 to see Australia qualify second for the final. In the final, McKeon anchored the relay and with a 22.62 split, she not only helped Australia win the silver medal, but she also become the fastest women in history to split a 50-free leg. In the 50 metre freestyle, McKeon swam a 23.93 in the preliminary heats to advance sixth into the semifinals, where she qualified second for the final in a time of 23.51. In the final, McKeon won gold and set a new World Championships record after swimming a time of 23.04. McKeon swam the butterfly leg of the women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay preliminary heat in a split of 23.23, and with an overall time of 1:44.78 qualified first for the final, where she again swam the butterfly leg in a time of 24.43. Her efforts helped Australia win a gold medal and with an overall time of 1:42.35 established a new World Short Course record. As part of the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, McKeon split a 53.93 for the butterfly leg and with an overall time of 3:44.92, collected a silver medal.

Results in major championships

Career best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

World records

Long course metres

split 52.91 (3rd leg); with

(1st leg),

(2nd leg),

(4th leg)
split 53.41 (1st leg); with Brittany Elmslie (2nd leg), Bronte Campbell (3rd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
split 52.99 (3rd leg); with Shayna Jack (1st leg), Bronte Campbell (2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
split 1:54.90 (4th leg); with

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(1st leg),

(2nd leg),

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(3rd leg)
split 51.35 (3rd leg); with Bronte Campbell (1st leg),

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(2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)

Short course metres

split 49.96 (4th leg); with

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(1st leg),

(2nd leg),

(3rd leg)
split 24.43 (butterfly leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (backstroke leg),

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(breaststroke leg), Madison Wilson (freestyle leg)

Olympic records

Long course metres

split 53.41 (1st leg); with Brittany Elmslie (2nd leg),

(3rd leg),

(4th leg)
split 51.35 (3rd leg); with Bronte Campbell (1st leg),

(2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
split 55.91 for butterfly leg; with

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(backstroke),

(breaststroke), Cate Campbell (freestyle)

Continental and national records

Long course metres

Short course metres

Awards and honours

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, One to Watch: 2014Ali, Tara (13 October 2014)
"Sally Pearson named Sports Woman of the Year"
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(AM) in the

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for "significant service to swimming as a Gold Medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". McKeon was previously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the

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''. Retrieved 11 October 2021. 2022 (#4)Sutherland, James (21 January 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Women's #10-1"
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''. Retrieved 21 January 2022. *

, Top 10 Moments: 2021 Swimming World Cup (#5) * FINA, Top 10 Moments:

(#8 for becoming the Australian athlete to win the most

s in any sport over the course of their career)"Tokyo Olympics: Top 10 moments"
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''. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021. * ''

'' World Swimmer of the Year (female): 2021Serowik, Lauren (1 December 2021)
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, swimming (female): 2021D'Addona, Dan (17 December 2021)
"FINA Yearly Awards: Caeleb Dressel, Emma McKeon Lead Winners; Filipovic, Steffens, Wellbrock, Cunha Too"
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''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. * ''SwimSwam'' Swammy Award, Oceania Swimmer of the Year (female): 2021Race, Retta (29 December 2021)
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''

''. Retrieved 29 December 2021. * ''SwimSwam'' Swammy Award, Swimmer of the Year (female): 2021Penland, Spencer (6 January 2022)
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'', Australian of the Year nominee: 2021Scott, Mackenzie (11 January 2022)
"The Australian's Australian of the Year: Emma McKeon in the swim for award"
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''. Retrieved 13 February 2022. * In 2022, McKeon received a nomination for the

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for Sportswoman of the Year.Hamann, Michael (2 February 2022)
"Dressel, Ledecky, McKeon, Titmus, Daley Nominated For Laureus Awards"
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''. Retrieved 2 February 2022. *

, Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year: 2021Hanson, Ian (12 February 2022)
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''. Retrieved 12 February 2022.Larkin, Steve (13 February 2022)
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Personal life

In July 2022, McKeon confirmed she was dating fellow Australian swimmer,

Cody Simpson Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian swimmer and singer-songwriter. Since his debut, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), '' Surfers Paradise'' (2013), '' Free'' (2015), and ''Cody Simpson'' (20 ...

. In 2022, at the 'Better future for all' forum held at

, McKeon suggested that it was "just not fair" to expect cisgender women to compete against transgender women. Lynda Lynch, 'Not fair: Olympics legend on trans row'. ''The Australian'' Newspaper, Thursday 21 April 2022. p.1. ISSN: 1038-8761.

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* * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKeon, Emma 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Wollongong Sportswomen from New South Wales Australian female butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World record holders in swimming Griffith University alumni Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers of Australia Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming Members of the Order of Australia Australian female freestyle swimmers Youth Olympic gold medalists for Australia 21st-century Australian women

Early life and education

Swimming career

Olympic Games

2012 Olympic Trials

2016 Summer Olympics

2020 Summer Olympics

World Championships

2013

2015

2017

2019

Commonwealth Games

2014

2018

2022

International Swimming League (ISL)

2021 Swimming World Cup

Stops 1—2: Berlin and Budapest

Stop 3: Doha

Stop 4: Kazan

2022 Short Course Championships

Australian Short Course Championships

FINA World Short Course Championships

Results in major championships

Career best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

World records

Long course metres

Short course metres

Olympic records

Long course metres

Continental and national records

Long course metres

Short course metres

Awards and honours

Personal life

See also

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