McKeon achieved a total of six gold medals, three silver and five bronze medals in three Olympics.
Australia’s most decorated Olympic athlete, swimming star Emma McKeon has announced that he is ending his racing career. He tells about it In an Instagram update.
The now 30-year-old swimmer says that swimming has given him so much. He says he already knew before the Summer Games in Paris that they would be his last Olympics.
– The months that have passed since then have given me time to reflect on my journey and think about what I would like my swimming future to look like, he continued in his update.
– I am proud of myself that I gave absolutely everything to my swimming career, both physically and mentally. I wanted to see what I could do – and I did.
The Australian Olympic Committee praised McKeon for being an integral part of the Australian swimming scene for more than a decade.
In his career, McKeon achieved a total of six gold medals, three silver and five bronze medals in three Olympics.