Emma McKeon equalled Australia's all-time record of 10 Commonwealth gold medals on Saturday
McKeon came to Birmingham with eight golds in two previous editions of the Games -- two behind fellow Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe, Susie O'Neill and Leisel Jones.
Two relay golds at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre mean the 28-year-old, who won seven medals at last year's Tokyo Olympics, is now level with her retired compatriots. "It's nice to do that 10th one in a relay," she told Australia's Channel 7."It's kind of all a bit of a blur, I guess. It's been over a long time. I mean my first one was 2014 and I was so young.
"Looking back on who I was back then, I feel like I've come a long way and I'm really proud of what I've done but also proud of how I've grown as a person." McKeon missed out on an 11th gold on Saturday when she finished 0.02sec behind Olympic champion Margaret Mac Neil in the 100m butterfly, with the Canadian setting a new Games record of 56.36sec.
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