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ustralian swimming sensation Emma McKeon won a record-extending 12th gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday as cycling star Laura Kenny finished her campaign with an emotional gold.
It was another night of domination in the Birmingham pool for Australia, who now has 16 golds at the Sandwell Aquatics Center out of a possible 33.
McKeon, who powered home in the 50-meter butterfly, has now won four golds in Birmingham and has collected more overall gold medals than any other athlete in Commonwealth Games history.
The 28-year-old, who won seven medals at last year's Tokyo Olympics — including four golds — touched in 25.90 seconds.
"I love a challenge," said McKeon. "Just having this huge workload is preparing me for Paris [2024 Olympics], and even though it's a hard workload physically, it's just training my mind to be able to do that many races back-to-back.”
Rising Canadian star Summer McIntosh, who is just 15, won her second gold of the Games, adding the women's 200 m individual medley title to her 400 m individual medley crown.
