Emma McKeon has made history in Tokyo, becoming the first female swimmer to earn seven medals in a single Olympics. The feat also ties her with Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya’s 1952 record for the most medals earned by a woman at a single Olympics.
The Australian swimmer’s record-breaking seventh medal came in the 4x100m medley relay on Sunday, when she helped her team narrowly defeat the United States for the gold medal.
WHAT a finish!Australia gets the gold with an Olympic record and @TeamUSA wins the silver in the women's 4x100m medley relay. #TokyoOlympics📺 NBC💻 https://t.co/FmEtvutDRA📱 NBC Sports App pic.twitter.com/CRQM3TYBQq— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2021
WHAT a finish!Australia gets the gold with an Olympic record and @TeamUSA wins the silver in the women's 4x100m medley relay. #TokyoOlympics📺 NBC💻 https://t.co/FmEtvutDRA📱 NBC Sports App pic.twitter.com/CRQM3TYBQq
McKeon captured an individual gold medal on Sunday as well, setting an Olympic record in the 50m freestyle. Touching the wall in 23.81 seconds, McKeon beat out Sarah Sjöström of Sweden and Pernille Blume of Denmark for first place.
ANOTHER OLYMPIC RECORD BROKEN 🤯 Emma McKeon won a gold medal in the women's 50m freestyle with a time of 23.81 ‼️ (via @NBCOlympics)pic.twitter.com/ciTcD09Pjf— ESPN (@espn) August 1, 2021
ANOTHER OLYMPIC RECORD BROKEN 🤯 Emma McKeon won a gold medal in the women's 50m freestyle with a time of 23.81 ‼️ (via @NBCOlympics)pic.twitter.com/ciTcD09Pjf
With her impressive medal haul, McKeon has now surpassed Ian Thorpe as the most decorated Australian Olympian of all time.