DOB: 24 May 1994
Event: 100m & 200m Freestyle, 100m & 200m Butterfly
Key Stats:
Olympics: 1 x Gold; 2 x Silver; 1 x Bronze
World Championships: 1 x Gold; 3 x Silver; 1 x Bonze
Commonwealth Games: 4 x Gold; 2 x Bronze
1 x time Olympian - Rio 2016
Born in New South Wales to a swimming family, Australian freestyle star Emma McKeon was initially coached by her father, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Ron McKeon. Emma’s Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games went with a bang, seeing her take home a team gold, 2 team silver medals and an individual bronze to become Australia’s most successful Olympian that year. She and her Australian teammates also broke the World Record with their unstoppable 4 x 100m freestyle performance.
Every so often, it’s worthwhile to take a moment and appreciate how much work has been done over the years to achieve women’s equality. It’s hard to think that there was a time when women weren’t allowed to compete in any sport, let alone swimming!
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