With an 11th gold medal, Emma McKeon has become the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history, surpassing a trio of her swimming heroes | phillutton78
Perhaps the most endearing thing about Emma McKeon – there are a few strong options – is that she somehow still feels like a character in someone else’s screenplay.
With a double already in her keeping in Birmingham, the 50m freestyle on Monday morning gave her the opportunity to surpass a trio of athletes she considers to be her heroes and inspiration. After 25m, there was no doubt the Olympic champion was about to be out on her own. She said she still had trouble digesting the success that had come her way and wasn’t sure how to be proud of herself. Thankfully, McKeon has plenty of people willing to help share that load.
When McKeon took a three-month break after Tokyo, she wasn’t certain she would ever return to the pool. Now that she has, she looks as graceful and brilliant as ever, and racing with a freedom that only a haul of Olympic titles can afford.
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