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Meg Harris
Meg Harris, OAM (born 7 March 2002) is an Australian swimmer. She is a world record holder in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay and also in the 2024 Summer Olympics, having won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay. Harris also won an individual silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 50 m freestyle. She is also the co-founder of the clothing brand Dally&Co Label.
Harris was born in Wodonga and lived in Mackay until she was 13, where she practiced surf lifesaving. She was introduced to swimming by her mother, who worked as a swim teacher. She attended high school at Mt St Michael's College in Ashgrove, Brisbane, and swam with St Peters Western Swimming club.
During the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Harris swam the second leg for the gold medal-winning Australian Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay team in the final. The Australian women broke the world record with a time of 3:29.69. Harris's split was 53.09. She also swam the heats of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a split of 1:57.01. Harris did not swim in the final where the Australians finished third, but received a bronze medal for swimming in the heats of the relay.
After the Olympics Harris moved from Brisbane, where she had been coached by Dean Boxall, to Adelaide, where she came under the tutelage of noted sprint coach Peter Bishop.
In January 2022, Harris broke her arm and announced the injury on Instagram. Harris later announced the injury was not training related and she attained the broken arm when she accidentally ran a scooter into a rock.
In the 2022 Australia Day Honours, Harris was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.
At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, Harris swam the third leg in the Australia women’s 4x100m freestyle relay along with Shayna Jack, Mollie O’Callaghan and Emma McKeon to break the world record in a time of 3:27.96. The previous record also by an Australian team was 3:29.69. Harris also won another gold medal as an heat swimmer in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay and silver medal as a heat swimmer in the women’s 4x100m medley relay.
In August Harris announced she would move from the South Australia Sports Institute (SASI) to join the Rackley Swim Team in Brisbane under Damien Jones.
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Meg Harris
Meg Harris, OAM (born 7 March 2002) is an Australian swimmer. She is a world record holder in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay and also in the 2024 Summer Olympics, having won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay. Harris also won an individual silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 50 m freestyle. She is also the co-founder of the clothing brand Dally&Co Label.
Harris was born in Wodonga and lived in Mackay until she was 13, where she practiced surf lifesaving. She was introduced to swimming by her mother, who worked as a swim teacher. She attended high school at Mt St Michael's College in Ashgrove, Brisbane, and swam with St Peters Western Swimming club.
During the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Harris swam the second leg for the gold medal-winning Australian Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay team in the final. The Australian women broke the world record with a time of 3:29.69. Harris's split was 53.09. She also swam the heats of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with a split of 1:57.01. Harris did not swim in the final where the Australians finished third, but received a bronze medal for swimming in the heats of the relay.
After the Olympics Harris moved from Brisbane, where she had been coached by Dean Boxall, to Adelaide, where she came under the tutelage of noted sprint coach Peter Bishop.
In January 2022, Harris broke her arm and announced the injury on Instagram. Harris later announced the injury was not training related and she attained the broken arm when she accidentally ran a scooter into a rock.
In the 2022 Australia Day Honours, Harris was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.
At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, Harris swam the third leg in the Australia women’s 4x100m freestyle relay along with Shayna Jack, Mollie O’Callaghan and Emma McKeon to break the world record in a time of 3:27.96. The previous record also by an Australian team was 3:29.69. Harris also won another gold medal as an heat swimmer in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay and silver medal as a heat swimmer in the women’s 4x100m medley relay.
In August Harris announced she would move from the South Australia Sports Institute (SASI) to join the Rackley Swim Team in Brisbane under Damien Jones.