Meg Harris, (born 7 March 2002) is an Australian

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. She is a

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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. She also won an individual gold medal at the 2017 Bahamas Commonwealth Youth Games in the 50 freestyle. She is also the co-founder of the clothing brand Dally&Co Label.

Background

Harris attended Mt St Michael's College in Ashgrove,

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Career

2020 Olympics

During the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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, 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

with a time of 3:29.69. Harris's split was 53.09."4x100m Freestyle Relay result
(25 July 2021). ''

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'' Retrieved 3 December 2021. She also swam the heats of the

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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

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, where she came under the tutelage of noted sprint coach Peter Bishop.

2022

In January 2022, Harris broke her arm and announced the injury on

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.Race, Retta (8 January 2022)
"Aussie World Record Holder Meg Harris Suffers Arm Injury"
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''. Retrieved 11 January 2022. Harris later announced the injury was not training related and she attained the broken arm when she accidentally ran a scooter into a rock.Keith, Braden (11 January 2022)
"Olympic Gold Medalist Meg Harris Broke Her Arm While Riding A Scooter"
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''. Retrieved 11 January 2022. In the

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, Harris was awarded a

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World records

Long course metres

split 53.09 (2nd leg); with

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(1st leg),

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(3rd leg),

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(4th leg)

Short course metres

split 52.00 (3rd leg); with

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(1st leg),

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(2nd leg),