Emma McKeon on how she stays focused on swimming despite headlines about her private life

Emma McKeon has been making headlines since going public with boyfriend Cody Simpson earlier this year.

And the Olympian, 28, has now revealed how she remains focused on her swimming career despite the attention on her private life.

During an interview on Samantha Armytage‘s Something to Talk About podcast this week, Emma said she’d learnt to ignore the ‘outside stuff’.

Aussie Olympian Emma McKeon (pictured) has revealed how she stays focused on swimming despite headlines about her private life

‘I’m quite a private person [so] I used the lessons I’ve learnt from [swimming] to just be able to narrow in and put up those blinkers so outside stuff wasn’t coming into my circle,’ she said.

‘I didn’t want anything external [to affect my swimming].’

Emma and pop star Cody first hit it off several months ago as training partners under gun coach Michael Bohl.

They found themselves in the middle of a reputed ‘love triangle’ during the Australian Championships in Adelaide, with reports claiming fellow athlete Kyle Chalmers deliberately bumped Cody out of world championship eligibility in the 100m butterfly by opting to contest the event.

During an interview on Samantha Armytage’s Something to Talk About podcast this week, Emma said she’d learnt to ignore the ‘outside stuff’ 

However, Kyle, who dated Emma for several months in 2021, later disputed this, saying he had always planned to compete in that event.

Cody went ‘Instagram official’ with Emma in July.

He posted a series of loved-up photos of the couple as they enjoyed a romantic trip to Barcelona, Spain.

Emma has been making headlines since going public with boyfriend Cody Simpson (right) earlier this year

At the time, Cody and Emma also sat down for their first joint interview for Channel Seven’s Spotlight.

They were quizzed on their high-profile romance and asked whether the relationship was ‘serious’.

Cody told host Denham Hitchcock things were ‘peaceful’ with ‘settled-down vibes’.

They first hit it off several months ago as training partners under gun coach Michael Bohl. Cody went ‘Instagram official’ with Emma in July while on holiday in Barcelona (pictured)