TOKYO: Australian Emma McKeon swept to her third Tokyo gold and sixth medal overall today when she dipped below the magic 24s mark to win the women’s 50m freestyle title.
The 27-year-old hit the wall in a new Olympic-record time of 23.81s ahead of Swedish world record-holder Sarah Sjostrom (24.07s) and Denmark’s defending champion Pernille Blume (24.21s).
McKeon also lowered the Olympic record in both the heats and semifinals, and there was no stopping her as she added the one-lap sprint to her 100m title.
She also won gold in the 4x100m relay while taking bronze in the 100m butterfly, 4x200m relay and 4x100m mixed medley relay for a hugely successful Olympics.
McKeon will also suit up for the mixed 4x100m medley relay later today.