Emma mckeon announced on instagram that she had decided to retire from competitive swimming Before the wollongong native's 28th birthday she'd won more olympic medals than any australian olympian in history, a growing group of 4,500+ individuals dating back to 1896. Mckeon won 14 medals across three olympics, including a record six gold medals.
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Emma mckeon is the most successful australian athlete in olympic history, the winner of 12 medals
At the 2020 games in tokyo she made history by becoming the first female swimmer and the first australian to win seven medals at a single olympics.
One person who has been by his side through it all is girlfriend and australian olympian emma mckeon, 31 She's australia's most decorated olympian in history She's a rock in my life. Emma mckeon is, quite simply, the most successful australian olympian of all time