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Emma McKeon Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Emma McKeon Quick Info
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 60 kg
Date of Birth May 24, 1994
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Eye Color Blue

Emma McKeon is an Australian competitive swimmer who is Australia’s most successful Olympian and has won one gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and 4 golds at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Moreover, she has won 12 medals, including 8 gold, at the 2014 Glasgow and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Born Name

Emma McKeon

Nick Name

Emma

Emma McKeon at the 2016 Santa Clara Arena Grand Prix
Emma McKeon at the 2016 Santa Clara Arena Grand Prix (JD Lasica / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Residence

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Nationality

Australian nationality

 

Education

Emma McKeon attended The Illawarra Grammar School and completed her secondary education in 2012. Then, she got enrolled at Griffith University for a bachelor’s degree in public health and health promotion with a major in nutrition.

Occupation

Competitive Swimmer

Family

  • Father – Ronald John McKeon (also known as Ron McKeon) (Competitive Swimmer)
  • Siblings – David McKeon (Older Brother) (Competitive Swimmer), Kaitlin McKeon (Younger Sister)

Strokes

Freestyle, Butterfly

Build

Athletic

Emma McKeon (Left) smiling in a selfie alongside Kaitlin McKeon
Emma McKeon (Left) smiling in a selfie alongside Kaitlin McKeon (Emma McKeon / Instagram)

Height

5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm

Weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Emma has dated –

  1. Kyle Chalmers (2021)
  2. Cody Simpson (2022-Present) – In July 2022, singer and competitive swimmer Cody Simpson confirmed his relationship with Emma through an Instagram post.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Athletic prowess

Emma McKeon as seen in a selfie in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in July 2021
Emma McKeon as seen in a selfie in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in July 2021 (Emma McKeon / Instagram)

Emma McKeon Facts

  1. She comes from a family of competitive swimmers.
  2. Her father represented Australia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.
  3. At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore, Emma McKeon won a gold medal in the girls’ 4×100 meter medley relay; silver medals in the 100-meter freestyle and the mixed 4×100 meter freestyle relay; and bronze medals in the 50-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle, and mixed 4×100 meter medley relay.
  4. As Emma and her brother David were both selected as part of the Australian team for the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, they became the first brother-sister duo after John Konrads and Ilsa Konrads (who participated in 1960) to swim at an Olympic Games for Australia.
  5. In 2021, she won 7 medals in Tokyo, the most by any female swimmer at a single game and equal most with Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya.
  6. Emma McKeon has also been a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL).
  7. During Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham, England, Emma won more medals than 56 countries (out of a total of 72 countries). She had bagged 1 bronze, 1 silver, and 6 gold medals in various swimming events. Only 16 countries could win 8 or more than 8 medals.

Featured Image by JD Lasica / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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