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Emma
MCKEON |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Australia
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Gender | Women |
Born | 24 May 1994
in Wollongong, AUS |
Height | 1.81 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Griffith University: Nathan, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her brother David represented Australia in swimming at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, while her father Ron represented Australia in the sport at the Olympic Games in both 1980 and 1984. Her mother Susie [nee Woodhouse] competed in swimming at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, and her uncle Robert Woodhouse won a bronze medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Feb 2020; theaustralian.com.au, 07 Nov 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her parents were both swimmers. "I just love being in the water. I was a water baby and we did everything around the water as a family. I got into competitive swimming as I love to race." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Australian swimmer Libby Trickett. (olympics.com.au, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Michael Bohl [club], AUS |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She was enrolled in swimming lessons as an infant. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Em (swimming.org.au, 2013) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fail." [Serena Williams] (swimming.org.au, 01 Jan 2019) |
Other information |
EXCELLING IN TOKYO She won seven medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to take her to a total of 11 medals at the Olympic Games, making her the most decorated Australian Olympian of all time. Her tally at Tokyo 2020 included five gold medals, something an Australian had never achieved before at a single edition of the Olympic Games. "I look at the athletes that have come before me and I've been so impressed with what they've done and so inspired by what they've done but I've never really been into the stats of medal counts. To be in that kind of company, it's an honour. I know I've worked hard for it. I think that's why it will take a little while to sink in, I've been forcing myself to keep my cool. I'm very proud of myself. I wouldn't be able to do it without all the support behind me." (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Oct 2021; smh.com.au, 01 Aug 2021)
RIO EXPERIENCE Having won four medals [one gold, two silver, one bronze] at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she decided she would improve her performances by spending more time in the gym ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "What I was lacking [in 2016] was strength behind most of the girls in the world so putting that good block of gym work in definitely made me a lot stronger. I feel confident in that. After the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, I kind of just did a lot of gym work, my focus was getting stronger so I really didn't do much swimming and then just heavy in the gym and I feel like that really paid off." (nine.com.au, 18 Apr 2019)
SWIMMING CLINICS She and her brother David run swimming clinics at her family's swim club McKeon's Swim School in Unanderra, NSW, Australia. (McKeon Swim School Instagram profile, 11 Oct 2018; illawarramercury.com.au, 17 Sep 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2021 she was named Best Female Swimmer of the Year by the International Swimming Federation [FINA]. (fina.org, 17 Dec 2021)
She received the 2021 Female Swimmer of the Year award from swimming website SwimSwam in its Swammy Awards. (swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2021)
She was the joint-recipient of the 2019 Most Outstanding Achievement award from Griffith University in Australia. (news.griffith.edu.au, 11 Nov 2019)
In 2017 she was named Swimmer's Swimmer of the Year and was presented with a Patron Award by Swimming Australia. (thenewdaily.com.au, 29 Oct 2017)
She and her 4x100m freestyle teammates received the 2014 Golden Moment Award from Swimming Australia in recognition of their world record-breaking swim at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2014)
She was inducted into the Australian Path of Champions in 2014. The Path of Champions recognises the achievements of Australia's top athletes. (swimswam.com, 21 Oct 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (gc2018.com, 07 Jan 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Health Science - Griffith University: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She was affected by a shoulder injury in January 2018. She had a cortisone injection in her troubled shoulder before competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (news.com.au, 06 Aug 2018; smh.com.au, 24 Mar 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Her performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (news.griffith.edu.au, 12 Aug 2021) |
Milestones |
She won seven medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to take her to a total of 11 medals at the Olympic Games, which is more than any other Australian athlete. Her tally at the 2020 Games made her only the second female athlete from any nation [after Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in Helsinki in 1952] to have won seven medals at a single edition of the Olympic Games, while she also became the first athlete representing Australia to win four gold medals at a single edition of the Games at Tokyo 2020. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Oct 2021; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 01 Sep 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
55.72 |
1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
51.96 |
1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
23.81 |
1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:51.60 |
3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:41.29 |
1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.69 |
3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:38.95 |
6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Butterfly |
57.05 |
3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.92 |
2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.65 |
2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:44.87 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
4 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
56.88 |
5 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
52.83 |
5 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.35 |
2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:27.96 |
2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Butterfly |
56.61 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
DNS |
4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
52.75 |
1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:41.50 |
1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.21 |
2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:53.42 |
2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:19.97 |
1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:39.08 |
2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.18 |
2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
56.18 |
8 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
53.21 |
3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:54.29 |
3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:48.51 |
2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.01 |
2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:41.21 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
26.79 |
7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:56.41 |
4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
57.67 |
6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:51.02 |
1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.48 |
3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:55.56 |
2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.43 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Freestyle |
23.04 |
1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Freestyle |
50.77 |
2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:28.03 |
2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:44.92 |
2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:34.23 |
1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.35 |
1 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:25.43 |
8 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
53.10 |
Semifinal |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Freestyle |
24.41 |
4 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.92 |
3 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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1 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
50.96 |
1 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
23.56 |
2 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
25.10 |
1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
23.50 |
1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
50.58 |
1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
24.97 |
2 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
23.54 |
3 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
25.07 |
1 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
55.83 |
1 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
51.15 |
1 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
23.53 |
2 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
24.94 |
1 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
55.63 |
1 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
50.67 |
21 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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2 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Butterfly |
2:04.88 |
2 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.31 |
6 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
25.65 |
1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.65 |
12 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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3 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.06 |
1 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
52.45 |
5 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
26.36 |
2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.15 |
4 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
57.26 |
5 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.77 |
2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
52.21 |
7 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
2:07.93 |
20 |
2013 |
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Overall |
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4 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.11 |
7 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Butterfly |
58.66 |
4 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
52.50 |
6 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
26.18 |
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2013 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
DSQ |
1 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:40.95 |
3 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.06 |
2 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Freestyle |
51.99 |
1 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.31 |
2 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:40.39 |
3 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
52.21 |
6 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.21 |
3 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
25.81 |
1 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:52.40 |
5 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Butterfly |
57.84 |
6 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
24.67 |
4 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.18 |
2 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:32.75 |
3 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.32 |
8 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.34 |
2 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
51.69 |
3 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:33.25 |
21 |
2011 |
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Overall |
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1 |
2011 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.15 |
1 |
2011 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
53.09 |
3 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
26.15 |
3 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
24.40 |
1 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
52.41 |
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