McKeon won her 10th career Commonwealth gold medal on Saturday night, putting her in the same league as swimmers Susie O’Neill, Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones.
Australia’s swim ace Emma McKeon is on the cusp of becoming the most successful athlete inMcKeon won her 10th career Commonwealth Games gold medal as part of Australia’s victorious 4x100m freestyle relay team in Birmingham on Saturday night.She joins fellow Australian swimmers Susie O’Neill, Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones with 10 career Commonwealth golds.“It is special – they’re people that I looked up to growing up, and the Commonwealth Games has so much history in Australia,” McKeon said.
McKeon also pocketed a silver medal in the women’s 100m butterfly and Brendon Smith took silver in the men’s 400m individual medley.And six Australians won bronze medals on Saturday night; Chelsea Hodges , Elijah Winnington , Bradley Woodward , Brianna Throssell , Jacob Templeton and Kirralee Hayes .
Scot won the gold this time as Winnington rated his bronze swim “in some respects” better than his 400m race.
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