Emma McKeon becomes Australia’s most decorated Olympian of all time

Emma McKeon won gold in the women’s 50m freestyle to take her medal tally at Tokyo 2020 to seven and become Australia’s most decorated Olympian of all time.

McKeon  swam a record 23:81 in the 50m freestyle which broke her own Olympic record of 24:00 she set on the previous day. After the 50m freestyle she won the 4x100m medley relay with teammates Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges and Cate Campbell, bringing McKeon’s gold medal tally to four.

McKeon’s seven Olympic medals at Tokyo 2020 – four golds and three bronze – make her the first female swimmer in Olympic history to win seven medals in one Olympic Games. They also take her medal tally to 11 Olympic medals meaning she surpasses Liesel Jones and Ian Thorpe who won nine each.

“It still feels pretty surreal. I never thought I would win two golds in one session … I’m very proud of myself,” McKeon said as reported by Japan Times