So when she returned to the sport in late 2012, McKeon said, “I guess I just knew that you have to be showing up to training every day and doing everything properly to be able to perform at the level I wanted to perform at.”Īnd then, less than 12 months after London, McKeon found herself in a key spot on an Australian relay battling for a World Championships title-and she has been in that same central role each year since. “I knew I wanted to go to the Olympics, but I didn’t want to wait another four years, so I was like, ‘I’ll just stop.’”īut over the next several months, around the time she traveled to London to watch David compete, McKeon began to understand the level of effort necessary in order to qualify for international meets and to become one of the world’s best swimmers. I was really upset after that, and then I actually stopped swimming not long after the Trials,” McKeon said. “I was really upset when I missed that team-obviously because my brother made it, and our other training partner, Jarrod Poort, he made it as well in the 1500.
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That same week, she watched her older brother, David, win the 400 free and place third in the 200 free to qualify for London. Since then, she has become a significant international force, a consistent podium presence and one of the world’s most impactful relay swimmers.Īt Australia’s Olympic Swimming Trials in 2012, Emma McKeon, then 17, finished seventh in the 100 free, one spot away from qualifying for her first Olympics in the 400 free relay.
(From February’s Swimming World Magazine)Īfter not qualifying for Australia’s Olympic team in 2012, Emma McKeon was ready to quit, but over the next several months, she had a change of heart and understood what was necessary to compete at a higher level. Emma McKeon and the Story Behind Australia’s Most Underrated Star
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