Emma McKeon

With an 11th gold medal, Emma McKeon has become the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history, surpassing a trio of her swimming heroes.

I’m happy and I’m enjoying it, I’m taking the pressure of myself for this meet as well.” “I only got back in the water at the end of March, I didn’t really know what to expect. But with yet another accolade added to her growing list, and after a few days where she was part of an unwanted narrative involving former partner Kyle Chalmers, the tears began to tumble down her cheeks. When McKeon took a three-month break after Tokyo, she wasn’t certain she would ever return to the pool. After 25m, there was no doubt the Olympic champion was about to be out on her own. Yet if Tokyo was her coronation, then it was the Commonwealth Games where she learnt the fundamentals of royalty.

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Australia's Emma McKeon is the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning the 50m freestyle gold medal in Birmingham.

"They're the ones who inspired me when I was young. And her landmark Commonwealth gold in the 50m freestyle came in an Australian medal sweep with Meg Harris taking the silver and Shayna Jack the bronze. Australia's Emma McKeon is the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning the 50m freestyle gold medal in Birmingham.

Commonwealth Games: Emma McKeon Leads Aussie Sweep in 50 Free They did it in the 200 freestyle. They made a mockery of the 400 free relay.

McKeon was third quickest in semifinals, behind Jack and Harris. But that trio reversed order in the final. Second was Meg Harris, the bronze medalist in Budapest, in 24.32, to cap a decorated summer for her. They made a mockery of the 400 free relay.