Meg Harris Biography: Age, Net Worth, Height, Parents, Sister, Olympics, World Records, Medals

Meg Harris is an Australian swimmer who reached global attention through her contributions to relay teams at major international competitions.

She first came into the spotlight when she swam a crucial leg in Australia’s world-record-setting 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics, earning gold.

Since then, she has gone on to claim world championship titles, a Commonwealth Games silver medal, and continued Olympic success, establishing herself as a prominent figure in sprint freestyle swimming.

Profile

• Full name: Meg Harris
• Date of birth: 7 March 2002
• Age: 23 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Albury, New South Wales, Australia
• State of origin: New South Wales
• Nationality: Australian
• Profession: Competitive swimmer
• Height: 176 cm (5′ 9″)
• Parents: Father – Darren Harris; mother – Angela Harris
• Siblings: Sister – Bella Harris
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Net worth: $800,000

Early Life and education

Meg Harris is now at the age of 23. She was born on 7 March 2002 in Albury, New South Wales and spent part of her early childhood in Mackay, Queensland, a region where her mother Angela worked as a swimming teacher and where surf lifesaving played a major role in family life.

She grew up alongside her sister Bella.

The family relocated to Brisbane when she was about 13, and in that transition Meg turned her energy fully to competitive swimming, joining the Commercial Swimming Club under coach Michael Bromley.

She later enrolled at Griffith University pursuing a Bachelor of Business while continuing her training under elite swim coaches. She later studied at Griffith University.

Personal Life

Meg Harris is possibly single at this time, as she has not disclosed any tangible details regarding her romantic affairs.

Career

Meg Harris debuted on the international stage at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas, where she won gold in the 50 m freestyle.

At the 2019 World Junior Championships she earned bronze in both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle and silver as part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

Her Olympic debut came at Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021), where she swam the second leg of the Australian women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, earning gold and helping set a world record of 3:29.69.

She also swam in the heats of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, earning a bronze medal as part of the team.

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest she swam on relay teams that won gold in the women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle and mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle (heat swim), plus silver in mixed medley relay (heat swim), and claimed her first individual senior international medal, bronze in the 50 m freestyle.

During the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she captured silver in the 50 m freestyle behind Emma McKeon, and contributed to gold in the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay via heats.

Meg continued her success at the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, winning multiple relay medals including gold with world-record time in the women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, she swam in the women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay final alongside Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, and Emma McKeon, breaking the world record at 3:27.96 and winning gold.

Into the 2024 Olympic year, she claimed the national 50 m freestyle title and qualified for Paris 2024 in relay events.

In Paris, she achieved her first individual Olympic medal—silver in the women’s 50 m freestyle at 23.97 seconds—and added another gold as part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. (Olympic final results show Sarah Sjöström gold 23.71, Meg Harris silver 23.97.)

She also won individual gold in the 50 m freestyle at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, plus relay gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. (Coverage from Swimming World and other outlets reports Meg Harris won the 50m free gold at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.)

Awards

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) awarded in the 2022 Australia Day Honours.

Net worth

Meg Harris’s net worth is now at least $800,000. She has earned income through prize money, funding, sponsorships, and endorsements, though details remain private.

Social Media

• Instagram: @harriismeg