Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon poolside kiss after her historic gold medal win was years in the making

Cody Simpson has just shared a sweet video to his Instagram embracing girlfriend Emma McKeon after she won gold at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The clip shows Emma McKeon, who just smashed the 4x100m Freestyle Swimming relay, walk from the winners podium straight into Simpson's arms to celebrate the moment.

"What a night. No words to articulate my pride, you Olympic Champion," Simpson captioned the post.

Watch the video above.

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It's a history-making moment for the champion swimmer who, having now won six Olympic gold medals for her sport, has become the most celebrated Olympian in Australian history.

But it's also a memorable milestone in Simpson and McKeon's love story, which has been two years in the making.

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Simpson, who has had a successful career in the music and television industry, decided to switch gears and pursue his dreams of professional swimming - following in the footsteps of his parents.

The Pretty Brown Eyes singer, traded in the microphone for a swimming cap and joined the Australian Swim Team in 2022 after qualifying for the Commonwealth Games.

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It was there he met Olympic swimming champion and his girlfriend-to-be McKeon.

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After months of rumours that the pair were more than friends, Simpson confirmed his relationship with McKeon in July 2022.

Simpson went Instagram official with their romance by sharing photos holding hands with the now 12-time Olympic medallist in Barcelona.

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"A brief rendezvous in Barcelona with my love," he captioned the series of sweet snaps.

Shortly after Simpson shared the news, McKeon followed suit taking to her Instagram with a photo of her and her new beau holding hands at a museum in Paris.

"Monet's Water Lillies," she captioned the post.

A 'love triangle'

Around the time that Simpson and McKeon confirmed their relationship, rumours began swirling of a rift between the new couple and their Aussie teammate Kyle Chalmers, who had reportedly dated McKeon briefly in 2021. Chalmers and Simpson were also relay partners in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

However, all rumours of a 'love triangle' drama in the Dolphins team were blasted by Chalmers in a post-race press conference.

"It's all just false news that's actually crap," he said.

"It's a load of s--t that's not true. It's words getting put in mouths and you wanting to make a story out of nothing."

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Simpson also addressed the speculation of a rift between the trio.

"We're all teammates. I'm not sure how he or she are dealing with that," he said.

"But in saying that, in the warm-up and out on deck we've all been teammates, regardless of whatever may have been."

Two year anniversary

Despite being famously private about their relationship, McKeon and Simpson appear to be going strong.

In April 2024, the pair celebrated their two-year anniversary with Simpson taking to his Instagram story with a sweet photo to mark the occasion.

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"[Two] precious years with this one," Simpson wrote on his Instagram story alongside a heartwarming pic of the couple locking lips.

McKeon reposted her boyfriend's story to commemorate their relationship milestone.

Simpson cheering on McKeon at the Olympics

Now all eyes are on McKeon as she demonstrates her record-breaking athleticism in the pools at Paris La Défense Arena for the Olympic Games - including those of Simpson.

The singer-cum-swimmer has been spotted in the stands at the arena this weekend cheering on his champion girlfriend.

Proud boyfriend Simpson spoke to 9News reporter Damian Ryan in Paris following his McKeon's Olympic win.

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When Ryan pointed out that McKeon's gold medal for the 4x100m freestyle relay allowed her to beat Ian Thorpe's record of winning the most gold medals for Australia, Simpson began gushing about her.

He said that it was "crazy", adding with a smile on his face, "She will be so humble about it. She will never say it herself. It's special what she's done."

He shared that the Olympian worked hard till the very last second to earn her medal.

"She's had a blistering swim this morning because she wanted to be in the final tonight and get on the podium. I'm proud of her getting that done," Simpson said.

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