A biography for Emma McKeonhasn’t been written yet.
“I am pretty pleased. I will be on the Olympic podium, so you can't be more happy.”
“I think it's just having grown up around all that, it inspires you to excel in the sport that maybe your parents did. We grew up all around the water, and that sort of set our direction.”
“Getting relay medals is just as amazing I feel just as proud to be a part of that as well. But it's a different feeling, I think, getting an individual gold.”
“Growing up in sport, it is a pretty cool thing to be a part of.”
“I look at the athletes who have come before me and been so impressed with what they have done and been inspired by what they have done, but I've never really looked at the stats of medal counts.”
“I grew up watching swimming and amazing athletes in Australia and grew up wanting to do the same.”
“I got an Olympic medal.”
“I'm a 100m/200m swimmer so I have the early speed.”
“That would be nice, to become more of a leader in the team.”
“I'm so proud of myself.”
“When I decided to keep swimming I made the decision to just do it based off enjoying it and making lots of friends out of it.”
“After getting a gold medal I could celebrate but also was trying to keep the emotions at bay.”
“Learning to swim is an essential service.”
“That's what the Olympics is about - getting your name on the wall, and that gold medal.”
“We had a backyard pool. There was often a bit of fun rivalry between us.”
“Once me and David were older I think he got sick of me beating him so he started training and then just wanted to beat all of my times, which he did pretty quickly.”
“I remember when I was much younger maybe about five, mum, dad, David and I would all race each other one lap of the pool and I remember coming last every time.”
“I am going to keep pushing myself and I would love to get an individual gold medal. That would be amazing.”
“I just want to try and keep getting quicker.”
“I always love racing the 100 fly, it has just always been an event that I enjoy.”