1. Emma McKeon: With seven medals, the swimmer from Brisbane earned the most medals by an individual athlete in Tokyo. She is now tied with gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya for the record for most medals won by a woman in a single edition of the Olympics. The 27-year-old picked four gold medals in 50 and 100m individual freestyle followed by 4x100m medley and freestyle relays. Emma won bronze medals in 100m butterfly, 4x200m freestyle relay and 4x100m mixed relay.
2. Caeleb Dressel: The star swimmer was selected as a co-captain for the USA men’s swimming team. The 24-year-old was on a gold rush in Tokyo, collecting five medals on top of the podium. His first gold came in the 4x100m freestyle relay. He went on to establish two new Olympics Records in 50m and 100m freestyle. He signed off with two new World Record timings in 100m butterfly and 4x100m medley relay. By winning five gold medals in Tokyo, Dressel becomes the 4th male USA swimmer in history to achieve the feat after Mark Spitz,…