Australia swimmer Emma McKeon wins 7 Olympic golds, joins legends Phelps, Spitz and Biondi

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Australia’s Emma McKeon has become the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics as she won two more gold medals at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.</p>
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The 27-year-old smashed the Olympic record to win the 50-meter freestyle in 23.81 seconds, clinching the Tokyo sprint double after her victory in the 100.</p>
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A mere 30 minutes later she was back in action as part of Australia’s 4×100 medley relay team. McKeon powered a strong butterfly leg before anchor Cate Campbell raced home for the gold medal.</p>
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McKeon joins Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the only swimmers with seven medals at a Games. Phelps had won a record eight in Athens and Beijing.</p>
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Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya is the only woman to have won seven in any other sport. The feat was accomplished way back in 1952.</p>
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“That’s also very surreal,” said McKeon, whose father and brother were both Olympic swimmers.</p>
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“It still feels pretty surreal. I never thought I would win two golds in one session … I’m very proud of myself,” McKeon said on television.</p>
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McKeon said she “grew up watching the swimming and watching amazing athletes do amazing things in Australia.</p>
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“I grew up wanting to do a similar thing and so I was literally the same kid as these children are.”</p>
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“Growing up in sport, it is a pretty cool thing to be a part of. If you work hard and enjoy what you are doing and go after your dreams anything is possible,” she added..</p>