Australia’s Olympic swimming champ retires

The World

Swimming superstar Emma McKeon has retired from the sport at age 30. Host Carolyn Beeler tells the story of this remarkable athlete who owns Australian records of 14 Olympic medals and six Olympic gold medals.

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