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How Emma McKeon's magic week in the pool helped her make Olympic history

3 August 2021

Emma McKeon's brilliant Olympic program has made her Australia's most successful swimmer and she has equalled the best single Games by a female competitor in any sport — but what key moment opened up her chance to make history?

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Truck drivers and motorcyclists are being warned to avoid Auckland's Harbour Bridge
	3 Aug: Truck drivers and motorcyclists are being warned to avoid Auckland's Harbour Bridge... more

Manly will make a point of managing Tom Trbojevic's workload in a bid to ensure some of the NRL's most valuable hamstrings are fit for the finals
	3 Aug: Manly will make a point of managing Tom Trbojevic's workload in a bid to ensure some of the NRL's most valuable hamstrings are fit for the finals... more

New Zealand's enters the first round of the men's team pursuit with a chance to book a gold medal ride
	3 Aug: New Zealand's enters the first round of the men's team pursuit with a chance to book a gold medal ride... more

New Zealand's failed to win a medal in the team equestrian following the showjumping phase at the Tokyo Olympics
	3 Aug: New Zealand's failed to win a medal in the team equestrian following the showjumping phase at the Tokyo Olympics... more

Yvette McCausland-Durie is ready to inject energy into her return as Central Pulse coach in netball's ANZ Premiership
	2 Aug: Yvette McCausland-Durie is ready to inject energy into her return as Central Pulse coach in netball's ANZ Premiership... more

India's women's side has pulled off one of the great women's hockey upsets in the history of the Olympics, beating Australia 1-nil in the quarter-finals
	2 Aug: India's women's side has pulled off one of the great women's hockey upsets in the history of the Olympics, beating Australia 1-nil in the quarter-finals... more

Olympic track cycling veteran Rushlee Buchanan is confident a lack of international competition in recent times won't hinder their performances in Japan
	2 Aug: Olympic track cycling veteran Rushlee Buchanan is confident a lack of international competition in recent times won't hinder their performances in Japan... more

There could be a slight delay in the sailing off Enoshima due to a lack of wind
	2 Aug: There could be a slight delay in the sailing off Enoshima due to a lack of wind... more

Two from two for New Zealand's star paddler Lisa Carrington
	2 Aug: Two from two for New Zealand's star paddler Lisa Carrington... more

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