Emma McKeon

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Emma McKeon
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
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
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast
100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 100 m freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 4×100 metre medley
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore 100 metre freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore 4×100m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 50 metre freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 200 metre freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 4×100m mixed medley

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
.

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.

Early life and education

McKeon was born on 24 May 1994 in

The Illawarra Grammar School[6] and following graduation, at the age of 18, relocated to Brisbane to train under Vince Raleigh at the Chandler Aquatic Centre in 2014.[7] In 2015, McKeon switched coaches again and began training under Michael Bohl, initially at Brisbane's St Peters Western Swimming Club[8] before the pair relocated to Griffith University on the Gold Coast in 2017[9] where McKeon studied a bachelor's degree in public health and health promotion with a major in nutrition.[3]

Swimming career

McKeon competed at the

Olympic Games

2012 Olympic Trials

McKeon missed out on being selected for the London 2012 Summer Olympics after failing to place in her freestyle and butterfly events at the 2012 Olympic Trials. The then 17-year-old agonisingly finished seventh in the 100 metres freestyle, one spot away from qualifying for her first Olympics in the 400 metres freestyle relay.[5] As a result, she took a break from swimming to help rejuvenate her drive and love of the sport.[5]

2016 Summer Olympics

2016 Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 4x100 m freestyle relay 3:30.65 (WR)
Silver medal – second place 4x200 m freestyle relay 7:44.87
Silver medal – second place 4x100 m medley relay 3:55.00
Bronze medal – third place 200 m freestyle 1:54.92

McKeon was selected as part of the Australian team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her brother David was also selected meaning the pair were the first brother and sister to swim at an Olympic Games for Australia since John and Ilsa Konrads in 1960.[12] McKeon led off the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay in a 53.41 split, and with an overall world record time of 3:30.65, won a gold medal. In the 100 metre butterfly, McKeon swam a 57.33 to advance ninth into the semifinal where she placed second in a time of 56.81. In the final, McKeon finished in sixth place in a time of 57.05.[13] McKeon swam a 1:55.80 in the 200 metre freestyle preliminary heats to continue into the semifinals where she qualified sixth with a time of 1:56.29. In the final, McKeon collected the silver medal in a time of 1:54.92. As part of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle, McKeon swam the second leg of the race and with a split of 1:54.64, helped Australia earn a silver medal with an overall time of 7:44.87. McKeon swam a 56.95 in the butterfly leg of the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, collecting a silver medal as Australia finished with an overall time of 3:55.00.[14]

2020 Summer Olympics

2020 Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 4x100 m freestyle relay 3:29.69 (WR)
Gold medal – first place 100 m freestyle 51.96 (OC,OR)
Gold medal – first place 50 m freestyle 23.81 (OR)
Gold medal – first place 4x100 m medley relay 3:51.60 (OR)
Bronze medal – third place 100 m butterfly 55.72 (OC)
Bronze medal – third place 4x200 m freestyle relay 7:41.29 (OC)
Bronze medal – third place 4x100 m mixed medley relay 3:38.95

At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, McKeon won seven medals, the most by a female swimmer at a single Olympic Games.[15][16] Her feat equalled the most medals won by a female athlete in any sport at a single Olympic Games, tying Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya.[17] McKeon broke the record for the most Olympic medals ever received by an Australian, a title previously held by Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones, after winning four gold and three bronze medals, and bringing her total medal count to 11.[18]

In the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, McKeon swam a 51.35 split as the third relay leg, helping Australia to secure the gold medal and set a new world record with an overall time of 3:29.69.[19] In the preliminary heats of the 100 metre butterfly, McKeon set a new Oceanian record with a time of 55.82 to advance into the semifinals, where she placed third with a time of 56.33. In the final, McKeon broke her Oceanian record with a time of 55.72, earning herself the bronze medal.[20] McKeon swam the second leg of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay in a 1:55.31 split, helping Australia to win the bronze medal and set a new Oceanian record in an overall time of 7:41.29.[21] In the 100 metre freestyle, McKeon advanced through to the semifinals after qualifying first in the preliminary heats with a time of 52.13. In the semifinal, she swam a 52.32 to make it through in first to the final, where she won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record with a time of 51.96, the second fastest time in history.[22] McKeon anchored the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay final, and with a 51.73 freestyle split helped to win the bronze medal with an overall time of 3:38.95.[23] In the 50 metre freestyle, McKeon swam a 24.02 in the preliminary heats to advance first into the semifinals, where she qualified first for the final in a time of 24.00. In the final, McKeon won gold and set a new Olympic record after swimming a time of 23.81.[24] On the last day of competition, McKeon swam the butterfly leg of the 4 × 100 metre medley relay in a 55.91 split, her efforts helping Australia collect the gold medal and set a new Olympic record in an overall time of 3:51.60.[25]

World Championships

2013

In 2013, McKeon 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 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, helping Australia into the final, where they earned a silver medal in both events.[26]

2015

In 2015, McKeon competed at the 16th FINA World Championships held in Kazan, Russia. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, swimming a 53.57 split as the second leg of the race. The team swam an overall time of 3:31.48, setting a new World Championships record.[27] In the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, McKeon swam a 57.59 split for the butterfly leg and with an overall time of 3:54.44, earned the bronze medal.[28] McKeon also finished fourth in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 57.67, and in a time of 1:56.41 placed seventh in the 200 metre freestyle.[29][30]

2017

McKeon won four silver and two bronze medals at the 2017 World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In the 100 m butterfly, McKeon advanced through to the semifinals after qualifying third in the preliminary heats with a time of 56.81. In the semifinal, she swam a time of 56.23, tying the Oceania record and placing second to make it through to the final.[31] In the final, McKeon finished second behind Sarah Sjöström, with a time of 56.18, setting a new record of Oceania record and earning the silver medal.[32][33] In the 200 m freestyle, McKeon swam a 1:56.61 in the preliminary heats to continue into the semifinals with the fourth fastest time. In the semifinals McKeon placed second in her heat and second overall with a time of 1:54.99 to advance into the final, where she finished equal second with a time of 1:55.15, sharing the silver medal with Katie Ledecky.[34] McKeon anchored the 4×100 metre freestyle relay final and with a 52.29 split help to win a silver medal with an overall time of 3:32.01.[35] As part of the 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay, McKeon swam the butterfly leg in a 56.51 split, and with an overall time of 3:41.21, the team set a new Oceanian record and helped themselves to the silver medal.[36]

2019

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships at Gwangju in South Korea 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.[37] In the 4x200 metre relay the Australians broke the world record setting a time of 7:41.50 with McKeon swimming the anchor leg in a split of 1:54.90.[38] McKeon also collected two silver medals for the 4×100 metre medley relay and the 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay.[39] In the mixed 4×100 metre freestyle relay final, McKeon split 1:54.90 as the third leg of the relay, and helped set a new Oceanian and Australian record with an overall time of 3:19.97.[40] In her individual events, McKeon received a bronze medal for the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 56.61,[41] and finished fourth in the 100 metre freestyle in a time of 52.75.[42]

2023

McKeon won one gold and two silver medals at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She won gold swimming the anchor leg for the Australian team in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay final with a 51.90 split. The Australians broke the world record by 1.73 seconds with a time of 3:27.96. McKeon also earned a silver medal swimming the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay final with a 56.44 split with an overall time of 3:53.37. She also collected a silver medal for swimming the butterfly leg (56.70) in the preliminaries of the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay.[43]

In individual events McKeon finished fourth in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 56.88, fifth in the 50 metre freestyle (24.35) and fifth in the 100 metre freestyle (52.83).

Commonwealth Games

2014

2014 Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 200 m freestyle 1:55.57 (GR)
Gold medal – first place 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.98 (WR)
Gold medal – first place 200 m freestyle relay 7:49.90 (GR)
Gold medal – first place 100 m medley relay 3:56.23 (GR)
Bronze medal – third place 100 m freestyle 53.61
Bronze medal – third place 100 m butterfly 57.66

McKeon was selected as part of the Australian squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland.[44] On the first day of competition, McKeon set a new Games record in the preliminary heats of the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:56.57. In the final, she broke that Games record with a new time of 1:55.57 to win the gold medal.[45] As part of the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, McKeon swam the third leg and in a split of 52.91 helped Australia to the gold medal and set a new world record time of 3:30.98.[46] In the 100 metre butterfly, McKeon placed sixth in the preliminary heats with a time of 58.83 to continue into the semifinal where she swam a 58.40, advancing into the final in fourth place. In the final, McKeon finished third in a time of 57.66 to earn the bronze medal. McKeon swam a time of 54.19 in the preliminary heats of the 100 metre freestyle to advance into the semifinals, where she finished in third place in a time of 53.92. In the final, McKeon swam a 53.61 to finish third behind the Campbell sisters as Australia took all podium positions.[47] As part of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, McKeon kicked off the race in a split of 1:56.01, and with an overall time of 7:49.90, Australia earned the gold medal and set a new Games record.[48] In the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, McKeon swam the butterfly leg in a time of 56.95, to help Australia win the gold medal and set a new Games record in an overall time of 3:56.23.[49] McKeon's six medals equalled a Commonwealth Games record for swimmers previously set by Ian Thorpe and Susie O'Neill.[50]

2018

2018 Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 100 m butterfly 56.78 (GR)
Gold medal – first place 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.05 (WR)
Gold medal – first place 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:48.04 (GR)
Gold medal – first place 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:54.36 (GR)
Bronze medal – third place 200 m freestyle 1:56.26
Bronze medal – third place 200 m butterfly 2:08.05

McKeon won the most number of medals in swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, with four gold and two bronze medals; equalling her previous record set at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[51] Swimming in the 200 metre freestyle, McKeon placed second in the preliminary heats with a time of 1:57.40 to advance through to the final where earned the bronze medal in a time of 1:56.26. In the 4x100 metre freestyle relay, McKeon split a 52.99 as the third leg of the relay and with an overall time of 3:30.05, helped Australia win gold and set a new world record[52] In the 100 metre butterfly, McKeon swam a time of 58.04 in the preliminary heats to continue into the semifinal where she finished third with a time of 57.94. In the final, McKeon swam 56.78 to win herself the gold medal and set a new Games record. McKeon started the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a 1:56.62 split, which helped Australia win the gold medal and set a new Games record in an overall time of 7:48.04. McKeon qualified fourth in the 200 metre butterfly preliminary heats with a time of 2:09.55, making it through to the final where she picked up the bronze medal in a time of 2:08.05. As part of the 4x100 metre medley relay, McKeon split a 56.42 for the butterfly leg to help Australia win the gold medal and set a new Australian All Comers record with an overall time of 3:54.36.[53]

2022

2022 Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 50 m freestyle 23.99
Gold medal – first place 50 m butterfly 25.90
Gold medal – first place 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.64
Gold medal – first place 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:54.44
Gold medal – first place Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:21.18 (GR)
Gold medal – first place Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:41.30 (GR)
Silver medal – second place 100 m butterfly 56.38
Bronze medal – third place 100 m freestyle 52.94

As a result of her successful 2021 Olympics campaign, and under a new rule from Swimming Australia, McKeon was pre-selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England without having to take part in the Australian Swimming Championships.[54] Having also chosen to sit out of the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, the Commonwealth Games was the first time McKeon raced competitively in 2022.[55] 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.[56] 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.[57]

In 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.[58] McKeon anchored the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay final and with a 52.04 split help to win a gold medal with an overall time of 3:30.64.[59] 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.[60] 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.[61] In another new event for the Games, McKeon anchored the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, 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.[62] 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.[63] 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.[64] 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.[65]

International Swimming League (ISL)

McKeon is a member of the London Roar team and she competed in the 2019 inaugural season of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. 10 teams featuring the world's best swimmers compete.[66]

2021 Swimming World Cup

Stops 1—2: Berlin and Budapest

McKeon was the overall highest scoring female competitor at the

FINA as the number five moment from the entire 2021 Swimming World Cup.[72]

Stop 3: Doha

2021 World Cup — Doha
Gold medal – first place 100 m butterfly 55.83
Gold medal – first place 100 m freestyle 51.15
Silver medal – second place 50 m freestyle 23.54
Bronze medal – third place 50 m butterfly 25.07

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

FINA in advance of the start of competition.[73][74] 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.[75] 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 Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands and advancing to the final in the evening.[76][77] Finishing in a time of 23.54 in the final, McKeon won her first medal of the Doha stop, a silver medal.[78][79] 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.[80] The next day, 22 October, 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.[81][82] 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.[83] 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.[84][85] 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.[85][86] 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.[87]

Stop 4: Kazan

2021 World Cup — Kazan
Gold medal – first place 50 m freestyle 23.53
Gold medal – first place 100 m butterfly 55.63
Gold medal – first place 100 m freestyle 50.67
Silver medal – second place 50 m butterfly 24.94

Her entries in sprint events for both freestyle and butterfly at the fourth and final stop of the World Cup circuit, located at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia for the year, were noted by FINA as races to watch during competition.[88] 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 press conference preceding competition:

What I expect is a very hot week-end, and very interesting finals. I am happy to be back to Kazan as well. I hope to keep my lead. But I will mostly be focused on my own swimming, I will try to improve my time. First I visited the city in 2015, for the world championships, where I had my first individual races. Then we competed at the stadium, now – in the Aquatics Palace of Kazan. All in all, Russia is very different from Australia, but I like it. The competition will be held without spectators, like we did in Tokyo. That's our new reality. That does not help to swim, but there is no choice.[87]

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.[89] 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.[90][91] 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.[92] 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.[93][94] 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 Maria Ugolkova of Switzerland.[95][96] 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 Madison Wilson of Australia with her time of 51.94 seconds.[97][96] McKeon won the gold medal in the final of the 100 metre butterfly later in the day, swimming a time of 55.63 seconds.[98][99] She won her second gold medal of the day in the final of the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 50.67 seconds.[100][99] 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.[101] 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."[102] 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.[102][103][104] The only competitor to score higher than her at a single World Cup stop was male swimmer Daiya Seto of Japan who scored 58.9 points at the Kazan stop.[103][105] 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 Tom Shields of the United States had the exact same medal count and breakdown.[106]

2022 Short Course Championships

Australian Short Course Championships

At the Australian Short Course Swimming Championships held in Sydney, New South Wales 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

2022 Short Course Championships
Gold medal – first place 100 m freestyle 50.77 (CR)
Gold medal – first place 50 m freestyle 23.04 (CR)
Gold medal – first place 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:25.43 (WR)
Gold medal – first place 4 × 50 metre medley relay 1:42.35 (WR)
Silver medal – second place 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 1:34.23
Silver medal – second place 4 × 100 metre medley relay 3:44.92
Silver medal – second place Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 1:28.03

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

Victoria in December 2022.[107] McKeon started her campaign swimming a 51.76 split in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay in the preliminary heats to advance first through to the final.[108] 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.[109][110] In the 100 metre freestyle, McKeon advanced through to the semifinals after qualifying third in the preliminary heats with a time of 52.23.[111] 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.[112][113] 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.[114] 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.[115] 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.[116][117] 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.[118][119] In the final, McKeon won gold and set a new World Championships record after swimming a time of 23.04.[120] 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.[121][122] 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.[123]

Results in major championships

Meet 50 free 100 free 200 free 50 fly 100 fly 200 fly 4×50 free 4×100 free 4×200 free 4×50 medley 4×100 medley 4×50 Mixed free 4×50 Mixed medley 4×100 Mixed free 4×100 Mixed medley
WC 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
CG 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
PP 2014 11th 10th 4th 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
WC 2015 7th 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
OG 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
WC 2017 8th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
CG 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
PP 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WC 2019 4th DNS 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
OG 2021[124] 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
CG 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
SCW 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
WC 2023 5th 5th 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Career best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

As of 1 August 2022 [125]
Event Time Meet Location Date Notes
50 m freestyle 23.81 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 OR
100 m freestyle 51.96 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021 OC, NR, OR
200 m freestyle 1:54.55 2019 Australian Swimming Trials Brisbane, Australia 11 June 2019
400 m freestyle 4:09.08 2013 McDonalds Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia 14 December 2013
200 m backstroke 2:14.59 2010 Australian Age Group Championships Sydney, Australia 5 April 2010
50 m butterfly 25.86 Victorian Open Melbourne, Australia 23 February 2024
100 m butterfly 55.72 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 26 July 2021 OC, NR
200 m butterfly 2:07.37 2017 Australian Swimming Championships Brisbane, Queensland 13 April 2017

Short course metres (25 m pool)

As of 18 December 2022 [125]
Event Time Meet Location Date Notes
50 m freestyle 23.04 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 17 December 2022 OC, NR, CR
100 m freestyle 50.58 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup Budapest, Hungary 9 October 2021 =WCR
200 m freestyle 1:51.66 2015 Australian Championships (25m) Sydney, Australia 28 November 2015
400 m freestyle 4:00.63 2014 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships Adelaide, Australia 7 November 2014
50 m backstroke 26.88 2021 International Swimming League Naples, Italy 19 September 2021
100 m backstroke 58.68 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands 4 December 2021
50 m butterfly 24.94 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup Kazan, Russia 29 October 2021
100 m butterfly 55.39 2019 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary 26 October 2019
200 m butterfly 2:04.35 2017 Australian Championships (25m) Adelaide, Australia 28 October 2017

World records

Long course metres

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 4x100 m freestyle relay[a] 3:30.98 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 24 July 2014 20 Former [46]
2 4x100 m freestyle relay (2)[b] 3:30.65 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 22 Former [14]
3 4x100 m freestyle relay (3)[c] 3:30.05 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Queensland 5 April 2018 23 Former [52]
4 4x200 m freestyle relay[d] 7:41.50
2019 World Aquatic Championships
Gwangju, South Korea
25 July 2019 25 Former [38]
5 4x100 m freestyle relay (4)[e] 3:29.69 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 25 July 2021 27 Former [126]
6 4x100 m freestyle relay (5)[f] 3:27.96 2023 World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka, Japan 23 July 2023 29 Current [127]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

a split 52.91 (3rd leg); with Bronte Campbell (1st leg), Melanie Schlanger (2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
b split 53.41 (1st leg); with Brittany Elmslie (2nd leg), Bronte Campbell (3rd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
c split 52.99 (3rd leg); with Shayna Jack (1st leg), Bronte Campbell (2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
d split 1:54.90 (4th leg); with Ariarne Titmus (1st leg), Madison Wilson (2nd leg), Brianna Throssell (3rd leg)
e split 51.35 (3rd leg); with Bronte Campbell (1st leg), Meg Harris (2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
f split 51.90 (4th leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (1st leg), Shayna Jack (2nd leg), Meg Harris (3rd leg)

Short course metres

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 4x100 m freestyle relay[a] 3:25.43 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 13 December 2022 28 Current [128]
2 4x50 m medley relay[b] 1:42.35 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 17 December 2022 28 Current [129]

a split 49.96 (4th leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (1st leg), Madison Wilson (2nd leg), Meg Harris (3rd leg)
b split 24.43 (butterfly leg); with Mollie O'Callaghan (backstroke leg), Chelsea Hodges (breaststroke leg), Madison Wilson (freestyle leg)

Olympic records

Long course metres

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Notes Ref
1 4x100 m freestyle relay[a] 3:30.65 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 22 Former Former WR, OC, NR [14]
2 4x100 m freestyle relay (2)[b] 3:29.69 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 25 July 2021 27 Current Former WR, OC, NR [126]
3 100 m freestyle 52.13 h 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 28 July 2021 27 Former [126]
4 100 m freestyle (2) 51.96 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021 27 Current OC, NR [126]
5 50 m freestyle 24.02 h 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021 27 Former [126]
6 50 m freestyle (2) 24.00 sf 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021 27 Former [126]
7 50 m freestyle (3) 23.81 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 27 Current [126]
8 4x100 m medley relay[c] 3:51.60 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 27 Current OC, NR [126]
Legend: WRWorld record; OCOceanian record; NRAustralian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

a split 53.41 (1st leg); with Brittany Elmslie (2nd leg), Bronte Campbell (3rd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
b split 51.35 (3rd leg); with Bronte Campbell (1st leg), Meg Harris (2nd leg), Cate Campbell (4th leg)
c split 55.91 for butterfly leg; with Kaylee McKeown (backstroke), Chelsea Hodges (breaststroke), Cate Campbell (freestyle)

Continental and national records

Long course metres

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Type Status Notes Ref
1 4x100 m freestyle relay 3:32.43 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain 28 July 2013 OC, NR Former Former CR [130]
2 4x100 m mixed medley relay 3:46.52 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series
Perth, Australia
31 January 2014 OC, NR, ACR Current ACR [131]
3 200 m freestyle 1:55.68 2014 Australian Championships Brisbane, Australia 1 April 2014 OC, NR Former [132]
4 200 m freestyle (2) 1:55.57 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 24 July 2014 OC, NR Former [133]
5 4x100 m freestyle relay (2) 3:30.98 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 24 July 2014 OC, NR Former Former WR, CR [46]
6 200 m freestyle (3) 1:55.53 New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia 6 March 2016 OC, NR Former Former CR [134]
7 200 m freestyle (4) 1:54.83 2016 Australian Olympic Trials Adelaide 9 April 2016 OC, NR, ACR Former Former CR [2]
8 4x100 m freestyle relay (3) 3:30.65 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 August 2016 OC, NR Former Former WR, CR [14]
9 100 m butterfly 56.23 =, sf 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23 July 2017 OC, NR Former Former CR [31]
10 100 m butterfly (2) 56.18 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 24 July 2017 OC, NR Former Former CR [33]
11 4x100 m mixed medley relay (2) 3:41.21 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26 July 2017 OC, NR Former Former CR [36]
12 4x100 m freestyle relay (4) 3:30.05 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 5 April 2018 OC, NR, ACR Current ACR Former WR, CR [52]
13 4x100 m medley relay 3:54.36 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 10 April 2018 ACR Current [53]
14 4x100 m mixed medley relay (3) 3:38.91 2018 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan 9 August 2018 OC, NR Current Former CR [135]
15 4x200 m freestyle relay 7:44.12 2018 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan 10 August 2018 OC, NR Former Former CR [135]
16 4x200 m freestyle relay (2) 7:41.50 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea 25 July 2019 OC, NR Former Former WR, CR [38]
17 4x100 m mixed freestyle relay 3:19.97 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea 27 July 2019 OC, NR Former CR [40]
18 100 m butterfly (3) 55.93 2021 Australian Olympic Trials Adelaide 12 June 2021 OC, NR, ACR Current ACR [2]
19 100 m butterfly (4) 55.82 h 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 24 July 2021 OC, NR Former Former CR [126]
20 4x100 m freestyle relay (5) 3:29.69 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 25 July 2021 OC, NR Former Former WR, CR [126]
21 100 m butterfly (5) 55.72 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 26 July 2021 OC, NR Current [126]
22 4x200 m freestyle relay (3) 7:41.29 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 29 July 2021 OC, NR Former Former CR [126]
23 100 m freestyle 51.96 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021 OC, NR Current CR [126]
24 4x100 m medley relay (2) 3:51.60 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 OC, NR Current CR [126]
25 4x100 m freestyle relay (6) 3:27.96 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 23 July 2023 OC, NR Current WR, CR [136]
Legend: WRWorld record; OCOceanian record; CRCommonwealth record; NRAustralian record; ACRAustralian All Comers record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course metres

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Type Status Notes Ref
1 4x100 m freestyle relay 3:30.92 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 December 2010 16 OC, NR Former Former CR [137]
2 4x50 m mixed freestyle relay 1:29.31 2013 Swimming World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands 8 August 2013 19 OC, NR Former Former CR [138]
3 200 m freestyle 1:52.40 2013 FINA World Cup Singapore 6 November 2013 19 OC, NR Former Former CR [139]
4 200 m freestyle 1:52.59 2014 Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
9 November 2014 20 ACR Former [140]
5 200 m freestyle 1:51.66 2015 Australian Championships Sydney 28 November 2015 21 ACR Former [2]
6 4x100 m medley relay 3:47.91 2019 International Swimming League Lewisville, United States 20 October 2019 25 OC, NR Former Former CR [2]
7 4x100 m freestyle relay (2) 3:28.77 2019 International Swimming League London, England 23 November 2019 25 OC, NR Former Former CR [2]
8 100 m butterfly 55.67 2020 Australian Championships Brisbane 29 November 2020 26 ACR Former [2]
9 4x100 m freestyle relay (3) 3:28.58 h 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 13 December 2022 28 OC, NR , ACR Former [141]
10 4x100 m freestyle relay (4) 3:25.43 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 13 December 2022 28 OC, NR , ACR Current WR, CR [142]
11 4x50 m freestyle relay 1:34.23 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 15 December 2022 28 OC, NR Current CR [143]
12 4x50 m mixed freestyle relay (2) 1:28.03 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 16 December 2022 28 OC, NR Current CR [144]
13 4x50 m medley relay 1:44.78 h 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 17 December 2022 28 OC, NR Former [145]
14 4x50 m medley relay (2) 1:42.35 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 17 December 2022 28 OC, NR , ACR Current WR, CR [146]
15 50 m freestyle 23.04 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 17 December 2022 28 OC, NR , ACR Current CR [147]
16 4x100 m medley relay (2) 3:44.92 2022 World Championships (25 m) Melbourne, Australia 18 December 2022 28 OC, NR Current CR [148]
Legend: OCOceanian record; CRCommonwealth record; NRAustralian record; ACRAustralian All Comers record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Personal life

McKeon briefly dated fellow Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers in 2021.[149] In April 2022, McKeon began dating musician turned swimmer, Cody Simpson, although the couple did not confirm their relationship until July of the same year.[150][151]

At the 2022 'Better Future for All' forum held at Griffith University, McKeon suggested that while "you do want to be inclusive" it is "not fair" to expect cisgender women to compete against transgender women.[152][153]

Awards and honours

See also

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