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Australian swimming sensation Emma McKeon has made a shock call about her future ahead of her third Olympics.
Australia's most decorated Olympian, 29, has confirmed that the Games in Paris will be her last in her quest to add to her 11-medal haul.
She won a gold, two silvers and a bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio before she bagged four gold and three bronze in the pool in Tokyo.
McKeon is currently on the Gold Coast competing in the Australian Open Swimming championships ahead of the Olympic trials in June.
Emma McKeon has confirmed that the Paris Games will be her last Olympics
'I think swimming will always be a part of my life and has been for my whole life so far,' McKeon told the official Games website, Olympics.com.
'But this will definitely be my last Olympics, so I'm excited for that.
'Success for me in Paris would be to swim faster than I ever have before.'
She is determined to finish on top.
A sixth gold medal in Paris in July will see her eclipse fellow swimming great Ian Thorpe and become Australia's most successful Olympic gold medallist.
'I know how hard I have to work and I know how hard I worked leading into Tokyo,' she added.
'And to
