Australia’s most successful Olympian in history, Emma McKeon, produced a phenomenal anchor leg to lead the world record on Tuesday night.
Emma McKeon : World record | How old is | Partner
Emma Jennifer McKeon is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a four-time world record holder, one current and three former, in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emma Jennifer McKeon |
| National team | Australia |
| Born | 24 May 1994 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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 17 medals, including four gold medals, at the World Aquatics Championships; and a record 20 medals, including 14 gold, at the Commonwealth Games.
Emma McKeon world record
Swimming sensation Emma McKeon produced a stunning come-from-behind final leg in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay to help her ecstatic teammates pocket an unexpected $37,000 world record bonus on an excellent first evening for Australia at the World Shortcourse Championships in Melbourne.
On a night where Lani Pallister celebrated her maiden world title in the 400m freestyle, McKeon pulled off what might turn out to be the moment of the week that brought back memories of Ian Thorpe mowing down American Gary Hall Jr in a relay at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Despite never winning 4x100m freestyle gold at the World Shortcourse Championships, Australia were the odds-on favourites to get the job done, but found themselves in a spot of bother early in the race.
After decent splits from Mollie O’Callaghan (52.19), Madi Wilson (51.28) and Meg Harris (52 seconds), Australia found themselves in third place and trailing by 0.98 seconds when McKeon dived in for a rescue mission with the US well out in front.
The reigning Olympic 100m freestyle champion conjured something mighty special to hit the lead with one lap to go in the 25-metre pool.
With a vociferous home crowd roaring her home, McKeon touched the wall 0.86 seconds ahead of the Americans, who capitulated in the dying stages.
How old is Emma McKeon
McKeon was born on 24 May 1994 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
- Age : 28 Years.
She is the sister of Kaitlin (National age swimmer and Paramedicine student), Olympian David McKeon, and the daughter of four-time Commonwealth gold medalist and two-time Olympian Ron McKeon, both of whom are also swimmers.
Her mother, Susie, was also a swimmer who competed in the Commonwealth Games and her uncle, Rob Woodhouse, was a two-time Olympian.
She completed her secondary education in 2012 from The Illawarra Grammar School and following graduation, at the age of 18, relocated to Brisbane to train under Vince Raleigh at the Chandler Aquatic Centre in 2014.
In 2015, McKeon switched coaches again and began training under Michael Bohl, initially at Brisbane’s St Peters Western Swimming Club before the pair relocated to Griffith University on the Gold Coast in 2017 where McKeon studied a bachelor’s degree in public health and health promotion with a major in nutrition.
Partner
Emma McKeon enjoyed some alone time with her boyfriend Cody Simpson on Thursday as they visited a secluded beach.
The Olympic swimmer, 28, posted a gallery of sun-drenched snaps to Instagram of the athletic couple enjoying a well-deserved break from training.
The pair, dubbed Australia’s new ‘swimming power couple’, smiled for a selfie in one snap as they rested on a blue and white towel.
The rose tattoo on his bicep stood out as he inspected the board before hitting the waves for a surf.
Emma captioned the gallery of photos: ‘Days like these with you.’
Emma’s followers complimented her on the gorgeous photos.
Cody’s mother Angie wrote ‘awwww’, while another another fan said they were the ‘perfect match’.
The Commonwealth Games athletes first hit it off several months ago as training partners under gun coach Michael Bohl.