Emma McKeon makes history as the first Australian to win 10 Olympic medals
Emma McKeon has won the 50-metres freestyle gold medal at the Tokyo Games to break Australia's record for most Olympic career medals.
McKeon's gold medal in Sunday's final takes her career tally to 10, surpassing the previous Australian benchmark of nine medals by Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones.
McKeon's victory also delivers Australian swimmers an eighth gold medal in Tokyo, equalling the nation's best haul at an Olympic pool from the 1956 Melbourne Games.
The 27-year-old from Wollongong won Sunday's final in 23.81 seconds from Sweden's Sarah Sjoestroem (24.07) and Demark's Pernille Blume (24.21).
Australia's Cate Campbell clocked 24.36 in the medal race.
McKeon's career haul eclipses swim greats Thorpe (five gold, three silver, one bronze) and Leisel Jones (three gold, five silver, one bronze) with nine Olympic medals each.
And she has won six medals at a triumphant Tokyo Games, becoming just the fourth female swimmer to complete the 50-100m freestyle golden double at an Olympics.
McKeon was also part of Australia's victorious 4x100m freestyle relay and took bronze medals in the 100m butterfly, 4x200m freestyle relay and 4x100m mixed medley relay.
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