Here is the biography of Australian female swimmer Emma McKeon
Emma McKeon is a sprint specialist born on May 24, 1994. She is from Wollongog, New Wales, and currently trains with St. Peters swimming club with Michael Bohl. Her best events are the 100m and 200m freestyles, and 100m butterfly.
McKeon’s brother, David, and her father, Ron, are both Olympic swimmers. She qualified for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the same Brisbane pool that her mother, Susie, and her uncle qualified in for the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Career
2014 Commonwealth Games
McKeon won four gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. All those came in the 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle relay, 400m medley relay, and 800m freestyle relay.
She has also won two bronze medals in the 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle. McKeon’s 400m freestyle relay win at the Commonwealth Games was a World Record.
2016 Rio Olympics
McKeon finished almost a full second in the semifinals of the 100 M Fly. In the finals, she ended up having to settle for 6th place.
With a strong will, McKeon bounced back to won a bronze medal in the 200M free swimming.
2017 FINA World Championships
On day 1, McKeon helped her Aussie teammates to a silver medal in the 4×100 freestyle relay, splitting 52.29.
In the final of the 100m butterfly, McKeon found a way to have her personal best mark to win silver in a new Commonwealth and Australian National Record of 56.18.
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Teaming with Madison Wilson, Kotuku Ngawati, and Ariarne Titmus, McKeon swim the second leg on Australia’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay to win the bronze medal.
In the 4X100m Mixed Medley Relay, McKeon teamed up with Mitchell Larkin, Daniel Cave, and Bronte Campbell to swam the butterfly leg and win the silver medal. The foursome set a new Oceanic record with a time of 3:41.21.
In the 4x100m Medley Relay, McKeon swam the butterfly leg to help Australia win the bronze medal.
2018 Commonwealth Games
McKeon won the gold medal in the 100m butterfly in a record time of 56.78. She also earned the bronze medal in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:56.26.
2019 World Championships
Day 1
In the women’s 4×100 free relay, McKeon split 52.57 on the 3rd leg to help Australia get a gold medal and championship record.
Day 2
Mckeon earned her first individual medal of the champs, a bronze in the 100 fly with a time of 56.61.
Day 4
Mckeon swam on the finals of the 4×100 mixed medley relay, splitting 56.14 on butterfly to help the Aussie touch for gold.
Day 5
Mckeon took part in the 4×200 free relay. She split 1:54.90 on the anchor leg to help Australia win gold ahead of the USA in a world record time of 7:41.50.
Day 7
Mckeon raced in the finals of the mixed 4×100 free relay, splitting 52.06 to help the Australians earn silver in a new Oceanian record.
On the final day of competition, Mckeon raced in the 4×100 medley relay, splitting 56.32 to once again aid the Aussies to a silver medal.
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Mckeon went 3rd on Australia’s 4×100 free relay, splitting a whopping 51.35 field-best to help the Aussie women to break their own world record and earn their 3rd straight gold in the event.
On Day 2, Mckeon created her personal best of 55.72 to earn bronze. She was back for the final of the 800 free relay, swimming the 2nd leg in 1:55.31 to help Australia earn bronze, dipping below their previous world record to see a new Oceanian rec ord.
Day 6, Mckeon raced in the women’s 100 free, splitting 51.96to win an individual gold.
On Day 7, after the semifinals of the 50 free, McKeon swam on the mixed medley relay for Australia, swimming the fly leg and helping them to a bronze medal.
Playing at the final night in Tokyo, McKeon finished her Games in historic fashion, helping Australia to win gold. With this, She earned her 7th medal and became the first woman in history to win 7 gold medals at an Olympic Games in any sport.
