Meg Harris qualifies for 100m freestyle at Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Meg Harris has gained two Olympic gold medals, six world titles and a Commonwealth Games crown for her 100m freestyle prowess.

But this 12 months marks a particular second for the veteran within the pool, who has certified for an Australian staff as a person 100m swimmer for the primary time.

The 24-year-old has been a key member of Australia’s mighty legacy within the ladies’s 4x100m freestyle relay, the place they’ve gained 18 of the previous 20 main finals (throughout Olympics, long-course world championships, Pan Pacific Championships and Commonwealth Games).

The world report has additionally belonged to Australia since 2014.

In one other reminder of the Dolphins’ energy within the occasion, Harris was one among 5 swimmers to go underneath the qualifying time as she completed second behind Mollie O’Callaghan within the closing on the Australian Swimming Trials on Friday evening.

She stated she was “pretty stoked” to get to compete within the 100m internationally after years caught behind the the Campbell sisters, Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack, Madi Wilson and O’Callaghan within the pecking order.

And she will be able to now tick a brand new milestone off her listing.

“I’ve never been a part of the [women’s] 4x100m at the Commonwealth Games, so that’s the one thing I wanted to add,” she instructed Channel Nine.

Harris, the 50m freestyle world champion, was quickest within the first lap earlier than O’Callaghan mowed her down within the again finish.

“She manages to still get it every time, she’s got the dog in her,” Harris stated of her teammate.

As a reminder of Harris’s awkward place between elite generations of swimmers, a 17-year-old O’Callaghan was a warmth swimmer on her worldwide debut when Harris was successful the relay closing on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

O’Callaghan is simply 22 years previous however, as is so usually the case within the sport, is already a veteran of the Australian swimming staff after exploding into the worldwide consciousness by successful the 100m world championship forward of world report holder Sarah Sjöström as an 18-year-old in 2022.

Now she and Harris are main the following technology of dash stars as they attempt to stick with it that almighty legacy left by the likes of Libby Trickett, McKeon and the Campbells.

A two-time world champion and Commonwealth champion within the 100m freestyle, O’Callaghan stated she is “still learning” and “trying to wrap [her] head around” the occasion.

“Pretty stoked to come here and race and have the opportunity to race against Meg and the other girls. They definitely get the best out of me,” she stated.

“Over the years we’ve learned we have to uplift each other to get the best out of each other.

“Building that dedication to beat one another, however outdoors the water being buddies and inspiring and studying off one another, it is positively working.

“It’s hard restarting from the start again especially after Paris [Olympics], so many of the older girls left, so it’s nice to see the youngsters give it a crack and put heir heart on the line and they’ve done an amazing job.”