TOKYO — The most decorated Olympic swimmer in Tokyo is … Caeleb Dressel? It is Emma McKeon of Australia, whose haul of seven medals ties her for the record by any female Olympian, set in 1952 at the Helsinki Games by the gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya of the Soviet Union. She joins Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the only swimmers with seven or more (Phelps has the record, with eight golds at the 2008 Beijing Games). Australia set an Olympic record in the race with a time of 3:51:60, edging out the United States in a stroke-for-stroke final lap. She won the 50 free in a time of 23.81, an Olympic record.

Source: New York Times August 01, 2021 02:26 UTC