Rachel Harris

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This article is about the Australian Olympic swimmer. For the American actress, see Rachael Harris.

Rachel Harris

Personal information

Full name

Rachel Amanda Harris

Nationality

Australia

Born

15 March 1979
Perth, Western Australia

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

72 kilograms (159 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Stroke(s)

Freestyle and medley

College team

Claremont University Swim

Medal record

Women's Swimming
World Championships (SC)
Silver	1999 Hong Kong	800m Freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1998 Kuala Lumpur	800m Freestyle

Rachel Harris (born 15 March 1979 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Australia, who competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she finished in fifth position in the 800m Freestyle, and in fifth spot as well in the 400m Individual Medley.^[1]

Harris won the gold medal in the 800m Freestyle at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[2]

References

v t e Commonwealth Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle

1970: Karen Moras (AUS) 1974: Jaynie Parkhouse (NZL) 1978 – 1982: Tracey Wickham (AUS) 1986: Sarah Hardcastle (ENG) 1990: Julie McDonald (AUS) 1994: Stacey Gartrell (AUS) 1998: Rachel Harris (AUS) 2002 – 2006: Rebecca Cooke (ENG) 2010: Rebecca Adlington (ENG)

Persondata
Name	Harris, Rachel
Alternative names
Short description	Swimmer
Date of birth	15 March 1979
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Date of death
Place of death

Harris commenced her Medical Degree in 2003 at the University of Western Australia and graduated in 2008. She is well respected amongst her medical colleagues and continues to practice medicine today.

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