Emma McKeon Swims 23.04 50 Free For New Oceanic Record, #3 Performer All-Time

2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FREESTYLE – FINALS

RESULTS:

  1. GOLD: Emma McKeon (Australia) – 23.04 (Championship Record)
  2. SILVER: Katarzyna Wasick (Poland) – 23.55
  3. BRONZE: Anna Hopkin (Great Britain) – 23.68
  4. Julie Jensen (Denmark) – 23.71
  5. Michelle Coleman (Sweden) – 23.72
  6. Meg Harris (Australia) – 23.73
  7. Erika Brown (United States) – 23.76
  8. Melanie Henique (France) – 23.90

In the finals of the 50 free at the 2022 Short Course World Championships, Australian swimmer Emma McKeon won in a time of 23.04, taking 0.04 seconds off of Sarah Sjostrom‘s championship record set last year at the 2021 Short Course world championships. In addition, she also broke the Oceanic record, which was previously a 23.19 from her countrymate Cate Campbell.

McKeon is now the third-fastest performer of all-time in the short course 50 free, sitting only behind Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Sarah Sjostrom. Prior to short course worlds, her best time was 23.50 from the 2021 FINA World Cup, which had her at 13th all-time.

All-Time Top Performers, Women’s 50 Meter Freestyle (SCM)

  1. Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands — 22.93 (2017)
  2. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden — 23.00 (2017)
  3. Emma McKeon, Australia — 23.04 (2022)
  4. Kasia Wasick, Poland — 23.10 (2022)
  5. Cate Campbell, Australia — 23.19 (2017)

Earlier on during the meet, McKeon had broken the championship record in the 100 free with a time of 50.77 en route to taking gold. She was also a part of Australia’s 4×100 free relay and 4×50 medley relay, both of which broke the world record.

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oxyswim
1 year ago

She absolutely eats up water out front. Really incredible to watch.

Gheko
1 year ago

She still doesn’t see herself as a 50m sprinter despite Olympic and World Gold, Amazing!

Troyy
1 year ago

2017 was a fast year for women’s free sprints.

Andrea
1 year ago

Goat

Jimmyswim
1 year ago

She just keeps getting better! If she can keep this level for Paris that would be incredible.

She only needs 2 medals in Paris (currently on 11) to become second most medalled swimmer of all time after Phelps. She is currently one ahead of Ledecky (10) so would need to at least match her to keep the lead and the only other names in the conversation are Cate Campbell (8) and Dressel (7). Ledecky needs 3, Cate needs 5 and Dressel needs 6 to leapfrog the current four-way tie of 12 medals.

Carl
Reply to  Jimmyswim
1 year ago

McKeon is certainly the leader in Oly bronze medals, that much is sure–more than a third of her medals.

Jimmyswim
Reply to  Carl
1 year ago

She literally has more golds than bronze but ok.

If you’re talking about the list of all time top medal counts, Natalie Coughlin is actually the leader in bronze medals with 5.

Last edited 1 year ago by Jimmyswim
Sven
Reply to  Jimmyswim
1 year ago

Come back when McKeon wins individual gold in four straight Olympics and when she wins even one individual event in a Worlds LCM meet (she’s been to four and skipped this year’s, which was telling) and then maybe, just maybe, you can talk about McKeon’s heavily bronze-weighted medal numbers in the same breath as Phelps’ gold. BTW, don’t overlook that four other women won two individual races each in Tokyo–but McKeon was certainly the luckiest of them all given injury/issues of Sjostrom, Manuel, Campbells, Blume, etc.

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