Tokyo Olympics 2020: Emma McKeon wins gold in women's 50m freestyle

TOKYO: Australian Emma McKeon swept to her third Tokyo gold and sixth medal overall Sunday when she dipped below the magic 24-second mark to win the women's 50m freestyle title.


The 27-year-old hit the wall in a new Olympic-record time of 23.81 ahead of Swedish world record-holder

Sarah Sjostrom

(24.07) and Denmark's defending champion

Pernille Blume

(24.21).


McKeon also lowered the Olympic record in both the heats and semi-finals, 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

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McKeon will also suit up for the mixed 4x100m medley relay later Sunday.