4-Time Icelandic Olympic Swimmer Anton McKee Retires, 30

4-time Olympian Anton McKee, one in all Iceland’s high swimmers in historical past, has introduced his retirement from aggressive swimming. The 30-year-old retires with present Icelandic Information in 16 occasions, together with 13 particular person occasions. He als gained a silver medal on the 2023 European Brief Course Swimming Championships within the 200 breaststroke.

McKee had beforehand deliberate to race eventually weekend’s Icelandic Championships, however mentioned that he wasn’t capable of put together property due to different obligations in each his work and private life.

“I’ve had rather a lot to do just lately, I’ve obtained a full-time job after which I’m a candidate, so I didn’t get to coach as a lot as I had deliberate. So I made a decision to skip collaborating this weekend and say it’s good. I depart the desk happy after my profession,” McKee mentioned in an interview with RUV.

McKee first rose to worldwide prominence in swimming as a swimmer on the College of Alabama in the US the place he set faculty information within the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM.

He gained 11 profession All-America awards within the pool and was 2nd on the NCAA Championships within the 200 breaststroke in 2017 as a senior. His accomplishments within the pool got here with a variety of tutorial awards earned due to an ideal 4.0 GPA. In 2017, he was named a CoSIDA Educational All-America At-Massive First Group.

McKee’s recognition as one in all Iceland’s high swimmers started earlier than faculty although. He made his Olympic debut in 2012 at 18 years outdated, the place he completed twenty fifth within the 1500 free. A yr later, he held the Icelandic Information in each brief course and lengthy course within the 400, 800, and 1500 freestyles.

By 2016, although, he had shifted to breaststroke races and completed 18th on the Rio Olympics within the 200 breaststroke and thirty fifth within the 100 breaststroke.

In 2020, he completed twenty fourth within the 200 breaststroke and he superior to his first semifinal in what can be his final Olympics in Paris in 2024 with a 2:10.42 for fifteenth place.

He was a dominant athlete on the Video games of the Small States of Europe, profitable 13 profession medals. That included six particular person gold medals on the 2013 version.

McKee started a job as a mission supervisor for HS Orka, an Icelandic vitality firm that produces electrical energy and sizzling water from geothermal sources. The corporate is Iceland’s third-largest electrical energy producer.

He beforehand labored as a advisor for Ernst and Younger within the Boston space from 2017-2019 earlier than taking a depart of absence to arrange for the Olympic Video games. His diploma from Alabama was in Administration Data Programs.

McKee swam one meet post-Olympics, an area membership meet in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland.

McKee’s Particular person Icelandic Information

McKee’s brief course information within the 50, 100, and 200 breaststrokes are additionally Nordic Information.