03-08-2025
World Swimming Championships: Shocked Harris wins 50m freestyle world championship
Meg Harris is Australia's newest world champion, scorching to a stunning 50m freestyle victory at the world titles in Singapore.
Harris, the Paris Olympic silver medalist, won the gold medal in 24.02 seconds.
A five-time world champion already, the 23-year-old finally has an individual title to add to the relay golds she's accumulated since Budapest in 2022.
Harris touched the wall 0.24 seconds ahead of China's Qingfeng Wu, with Yujie Cheng third.
Earlier, Isaac Cooper was seventh in the men's 50m backstroke.
