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Australia\u2019s Most Decorated Olympian Emma McKeon Hangs Up Her Goggles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s most decorated Olympian Emma McKeon<\/strong> has today officially announced her retirement from all levels of swimming \u2013 hanging up her goggles after the most celebrated career of any Australian swimmer.<\/p>\n

McKeon boasts an unsurpassed haul of 14 Olympic medals (six gold, three silver and five bronze) and the title of Australia\u2019s most decorated Olympian, across all sports \u2013 winning 75 medals in major international competitions \u2013 34 of those medals were gold; 21 silver and 20 bronze.<\/p>\n

At the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she became the most successful competitor in Commonwealth Games history, taking her overall total to 20 medals, 14 of them gold – her eight eight medals in Birmingham also equalled the records for the most medals and most gold medals by a competitor at a single Games.<\/p>\n

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A WAVE GOOD BYE: Emma McKeon qualifies for her third OLY team for Paris Photo Wade Brennan (Wade’sPhotos)<\/p><\/div>\n

The shy little girl who grew up in the NSW regional beachside city of Wollongong, surrounded by a family of Olympians and Commonwealth Games champions \u2013 destined for greatness but with a super-power for perfection and a humbleness that became her trademark.<\/p>\n

A kid who became a triple Olympian \u2013 an eight-time world record holder \u2013 three current and five former in Australia\u2019s dominant relay team \u2013 undoubtedly the Australian Swim Team\u2019s MVP.<\/p>\n

Swimming Australia confirming today that Emma’s last laps had been swum with her butterfly leg in Australia\u2019s silver medal-winning 4x100m medley relay in Paris.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging McKeon\u2019s incredible years of service to the Dolphins and her contribution to Australia\u2019s rich sporting history \u2013 in and out of the pool, acknowledged in the 2024 Australia Day Honours where she was announced as Young Australian of the Year.<\/p>\n

And her standing amongst her peers was reflected in her election as one of eight athletes appointed to Swimming Australia\u2019s Athletes\u2019 Commission \u2013 to be announced imminently.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old is a member of Australian swimming royalty \u2013 her father and first coach, Ron swam at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won four Commonwealth Games gold medals.<\/p>\n

\"Winner

SWIMMING ROYALTY: Ron McKeon, Emma McKeon, Dawn Fraser and David McKeon. Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan (SCTA).<\/p><\/div>\n

Emma McKeon leaves an indelible legacy on the sport of swimming, but remains as humble today as when she took her first strokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I look back at that young person – I think I was 17 when I missed London – you couldn\u2019t have told her that I was going to go on to do this,\u201d said Emma.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just persisting, you have ups, and you have downs. You just keep going along and you keep ticking the boxes. I can\u2019t believe where I\u2019m at right now and how I got here.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeading into Paris was definitely the hardest preparation I have had. I lost a lot of confidence in my swimming and felt a lot of pressure to back-up what I had done in Tokyo. But I\u2019m proud of how I handled it and proud I could still step up for my team while feeling the self-doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat things take time, and the long road there is where all the necessary things are learnt to take us to the next level. I will definitely miss it … It\u2019s brought me a lot of great relationships and shaped me into the person I am.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m definitely ready for the next part of my life, which I\u2019m excited for. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve had the time to reflect on everything yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want young kids to know that I was once in the same position they are – dreaming of one day doing something big. And I want to have an impact on people\u2019s lives by encouraging them to push hard and go after their dreams and what they are passionate about. Don\u2019t be afraid to take on hard things and set aspirational goals, that may at time be scary. This is how we push ourselves to achieve our dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SUPERBOHL: Coach Michael Bohl and Emma before Tokyo. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Longtime coach at the Gold Ciast-based Griffith University HP program, Michael Bohl described McKeon as the ultimate quiet achiever.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe hated any fuss, didn\u2019t want any notoriety but she took great pride in representing her country and supporting her teammates,\u201d said Bohl.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning that 100m free in Tokyo was a standout for me \u2026 her first gold medal in Rio, how do I pick one outstanding moment?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Emma has done is unsurpassed, she set the standard for the world for so long and along the way never turned anyone away from an autograph or thought she was bigger than the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd while I coached her for 9-10 years, I must acknowledge the superb work her father Ron did in crafting her technique early in her career \u2026 he didn\u2019t work her too hard or too long and this meant she could keep swimming until she was 30 years of age.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat she has achieved is our sport is unsurpassed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her uncle Rob Woodhouse, and now CEO of Swimming Australia, swam at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning bronze in Los Angeles in 1984 meanwhile, her brother David (London 2012, Rio 2016) is a dual Olympian.<\/p>\n

Emma\u2019s mother Susie (nee Woodhouse) was a Commonwealth Games swimmer in Brisbane in 1982 \u2013 and her brother Rob, future husband Ron and future coach Michael Bohl were all her team mates on that Commonwealth Games team.<\/p>\n

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HAIL QUEEN EMMA: Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher\/USA Today Sports<\/p><\/div>\n

Rob Woodhouse saying quite emphatically: \u201cEmma will be remembered in the same vein as Dawn, Shane, Susie and Murray, Kieren and Thorpey \u2013 that she was one of our greatest.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a personal point of view, watching her Tokyo campaign and in particular watching her win gold in the 100m freestyle was one of the greatest races I have ever watched but I have also loved watching her advocate for those coming up through the ranks.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe will also be remembered for how she represented swimming. The standards she set in and out of the water were second to none and she has a lifelong love of the sport so she won\u2019t be disappearing from swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dolphins Head Coach Rohan Taylor saying: \u201cEmma McKeon was and will continue to be a great role model for younger athletes. She always carried herself with dignity, and while we all saw her grace \u2013 the public can not truly appreciate how tough she is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA fierce competitor who pushed herself through so many challenges during her career \u2013 the 100m freestyle gold in Tokyo was one of her best performances but for me what stands out is her commitment to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Tokyo she swam the 50m free semi and then eight minutes later lined up for the 4x100m mixed medley relay.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmma chose to do that \u2026 saying \u2018I\u2019ve got this\u2019; she wanted to help the relay team and they won bronze. It was a clutch performance and there was no question of her wanting to save herself for the 50m free final the next day \u2026 which of course she won.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe always put her hand up to do the difficult things. And in Paris, to see her jump in the pool with her good mates and training partners (after the 4x100m medley) was a special moment \u2026 Emma has a high level of care towards her teammates that will be missed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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GOLDEN GIRLS OF PARIS: Australia 400 freestyle relay – Shayna Jack, Mollie O’Callaghan, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris. Courtesy: DeepBlueMedia<\/p><\/div>\n

McKeon finished her Olympic career with three medals in Paris: gold in the women\u2019s 4x100m relay, silver in the women\u2019s 4x100m medley relay and a bronze as a heat swimmer in the mixed 4x100m medley.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s the Olympics, World Championships or Commonwealth Games \u2013 McKeon boasts more medals than any other Australian and her influence has helped shape stars like world record holder Ariarne Titmus, who nominated McKeon as the standard bearer she looked up to as a rookie.<\/p>\n

McKeon is unsure what her long-term future holds \u2013 and is comfortable in acknowledging this – but on the immediate horizon is a trip to Bangladesh in December in her role as a UNICEF Australia Ambassador.<\/p>\n

A determined young woman who almost gave away swimming in 2012 only to break through for a gold in the Rio Olympics and then at her second Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 claim four gold and three bronze – the single biggest medal haul by a female swimmer at an Olympic Games \u2013 and then finish her career as Australia\u2019s greatest.<\/p>\n

SNAPSHOT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Made<\/strong> her Dolphins\u2019 debut at World Short Course in 2010, and her first taste of the Olympics came at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore during 2010, where she took home one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.<\/p>\n

Rediscovered<\/strong> her passion for the sport and made her senior international debut at the 2013 World Championships, where she won three silver medals all in relays.<\/p>\n

In 2018 on the Gold Coast<\/strong> Emma took her Commonwealth Games medal tally from six to 12, winning gold in the 100m butterfly, 4x100m freestyle relay (world record), 4x200m freestyle relay (Commonwealth Games record) and the 4x100m medley relay (Commonwealth Games record) \u2013 while picking up bronze in the 200m freestyle and 200m butterfly.<\/p>\n

In her fourth successive appearance at the World Championships in 2019,<\/strong> Emma won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay and the 4x200m freestyle relay (world record) \u2013 silver in the 4x100m medley relay, mixed 4x100m medley relay and mixed 4x100m freestyle relay \u2013 bronze in the 100m butterfly. It became the most fruitful World Championships campaign of her career.<\/p>\n

Post Tokyo,<\/strong> Emma took a mini break and came back in 2022 in Birmingham, where she became the most successful competitor in Commonwealth Games history, taking her overall total to 20 medals, 14 of them gold.<\/p>\n

Her eight medals in Birmingha<\/strong>m also equalled the records for the most medals and most gold medals by a competitor at a single Games.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Emma anchored Australia<\/strong> in their 4x100m freestyle victory in world record time on the opening night in Fukuoka. Teaming up with Mollie O\u2019Callaghan, Shayna Jack and Meg Harris. Emma swam a 51.90 split as the team put together an astonishing 3:27.96, shattering the record set in Tokyo. She was also part of the Australian team that won silver in the 4x100m medley relay, narrowly beaten by the United States. The result gave Emma, swimming the butterfly leg, her 20th lifetime World Championship medal, breaking Grant Hackett\u2019s long-standing Australian record of 19.<\/p>\n

Nominated her Paris Olympic swim,<\/strong> the one fully clothed in a tracksuit alongside mates Jenna Strauch, Mollie O\u2019Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown \u2013 after winning the silver medal in the medley relay – as one of her favourite Olympic moments.<\/p>\n

Emma retires<\/strong> still owning a number of Australian swimming records including the women\u2019s 100m free (51.96, 2020 Olympics), 100m fly (55.72, 2020 Olympics) and SCM 50 free (23.04, 2022 Worlds).<\/p>\n

And as a member of three World Record relays: women\u2019s 4x100m free, women\u2019s SCM 4x100m free, SCM women\u2019s 4x50m medley.<\/p>\n

Emma McKeon\u2019s Olympic History<\/strong><\/p>\n

2016 Rio<\/strong>
\nGOLD \u2013 women\u2019s 4x100m free relay
\nSILVER \u2013 women\u2019s 4x200m free relay<\/p>\n

SILVER \u2013 women\u2019s 4x100m medley relay
\nBRONZE \u2013 women’s 200m free
\n2020 Tokyo<\/strong>
\nGOLD \u2013 women’s 50m free
\nGOLD \u2013 women’s 100m free
\nGOLD \u2013 women\u2019s 4x100m free relay
\nGOLD \u2013 women\u2019s 4x100m medley relay
\nBRONZE \u2013 women’s 100m fly
\nBRONZE \u2013 women\u2019s 4x200m free relay
\nBRONZE \u2013 mixed 4x100m medley relay
\n2024 Paris<\/strong>
\nGOLD \u2013 women\u2019s 4x100m free relay
\nSILVER \u2013 women\u2019s 4x100m medley relay
\nBRONZE \u2013 mixed 4x100m medley relay<\/p>\n

Emma McKeon\u2019s Medal Haul<\/strong><\/p>\n

OLYMPIC GAMES<\/strong>
\n6 Gold
\n3 Silver
\n5 Bronze<\/p>\n

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (LC)<\/strong>
\n4 Gold
\n9 Silver
\n4 Bronze<\/p>\n

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (SC)<\/strong>
\n4 Gold
\n3 Silver
\n1 Bronze<\/p>\n

COMMONWEALTH GAMES<\/strong>
\n14 Gold
\n1 Silver
\n5 Bronze<\/p>\n

PAN PACS<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 Gold
\n1 Silver
\n2 Bronze<\/p>\n

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars\/USA Today Sports<\/p><\/div>\n

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