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Australian Open Championships, Day One Preliminaries: Meg Harris Off To A Flyer Clocking 52.60 in the Opening 100m Freestyle Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swimming Queensland\u2019s prodigal daughter Meg Harris<\/strong> has set a cracking pace on opening morning of the 2024 Australian Open Swimming Championships, clocking 52.60secs, the fastest qualifier into the women\u2019s 100m freestyle final on the Gold Coast tonight.<\/p>\n

Harris\u2019 time would have seen her take the bronze medal in the last two world championships in Fukuoka 2023 and Doha 2024.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old, now with coach Damien Jones<\/strong> and the Rackley Swim Team in Brisbane, returned to her home State last year, after a stint training in South Australia.<\/p>\n

Born and bred in Mackay in Far North Queensland, Harris held off two-time world champion Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD, Coach Dean Boxall<\/strong>)\u00a0 who was second in 52.94.<\/p>\n

Her time elevates her to the sixth fastest time by an Australian \u2013 past good friend, fellow Olympic relay gold medallist, \u00a0Madi Wilson<\/strong> and former world record holder Libby Trickett.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an all-star class, Olympic champion Emma McKeon<\/strong> (Griffith University, QLD) was next up, winning the second heat in 53.58 (fourth fastest) holding off four-time Olympian, Cate Campbell<\/strong> (Chandler, QLD; coach Maxine Seear<\/strong>) 53.86 (fifth fastest).<\/p>\n

Heat three winner Shayna Jack<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD, Coach Dean Boxall<\/strong>)\u00a0 clocked the third fastest time of the heats, 53.31 ahead of triple Olympian Bronte Campbell<\/strong> (Cruiz, ACT; Coach Shannon Rollason<\/strong>) 54.13.<\/p>\n

The Top 10 Qualifiers for tonight\u2019s women\u2019s 100m freestyle:<\/p>\n

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  1. Meg Harris (Rackley, QLD) 52.60<\/li>\n
  2. Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (St Peters Western, QLD) 52.94<\/li>\n
  3. Shayna Jack (St Peters Western, QLD) 53.31<\/li>\n
  4. Emma McKeon (Griffith University, QLD) 53.58<\/li>\n
  5. Cate Campbell (Chandler, QLD) 53.86<\/li>\n
  6. Brianna Throssell (St Peters Western, QLD) 53.96<\/li>\n
  7. Milla Jansen (Bond, QLD) 54.10<\/li>\n
  8. Bronte Campbell (Cruiz, ACT) 54.13<\/li>\n
  9. Nez Klancar (Slovenia) 54.39<\/li>\n
  10. Alexandria Perkins (USC Spartans, QLD) 54.56<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While tonight\u2019s \u00a0men\u2019s 400 metres freestyle will be the battle between the last three world champions with world number one and Korea\u2019s 2024 Doha world champion \u00a0Woomin Kim<\/strong> the fastest qualifier in 3:44.75.<\/p>\n

    Just ahead of 2022 world champion from Budapest Elijah Winnington<\/strong>\u00a0(St Peters Western, QLD; Coach Dean Boxall<\/strong>), who won the opening heat in 3:44.76 from 2023 world champion Sam Short<\/strong> (Rackley, QLD; Coach Damien Jones) 3:46.12.<\/p>\n

    LIVE RESULTS \u2013 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, GOLD COAST<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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