# Medi Harris

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{{Short description|Welsh swimmer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Medi Harris
| image            = 
| full_name        = Medi Eira Harris
| nationality      = British<br>Welsh
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|2002|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [Porthmadog](/source/Porthmadog), Gwynedd, Wales
| country          = Great Britain/Wales
| sport            = [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport))
| event            = [Backstroke](/source/Backstroke), [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming)
| medaltemplates   = 
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport))}}
{{Medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[World Championships (LC)](/source/World_Aquatics_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2024 Doha](/source/2024_World_Aquatics_Championships)|[4×200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2024_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_200_metre_freestyle_relay)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Doha|[{{Nowrap|4×100 m mixed medley}}](/source/Swimming_at_the_2024_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Mixed_4_%C3%97_100_metre_medley_relay)}}
{{Medal|Competition | [European Championships (LC)](/source/LEN_European_Aquatics_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2022 Rome](/source/2022_European_Aquatics_Championships)|[4×100 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_100_metre_freestyle_relay)}}
{{Medal|Silver|2022 Rome|[100 m backstroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_backstroke)}}
{{Medal|Silver|2022 Rome|[4×200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_200_metre_freestyle_relay)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Rome|[4×100 m mixed medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Mixed_4_%C3%97_100_metre_medley_relay)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Junior Championships](/source/European_Junior_Swimming_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2019 Kazan](/source/2019_European_Junior_Swimming_Championships)|4x100 m medley}}
{{Medal|Country|{{WAL}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Swimming_at_the_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2022 Birmingham](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games)|[100&nbsp;m backstroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_backstroke)}}
}}

'''Medi Eira Harris''' (born 15 September 2002) is a Welsh international [swimmer](/source/Swimming_(sport)) competing for Great Britain and Wales in backstroke and freestyle. She was part of the gold medal-winning [women's 4x100 freestyle relay team at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_100_metre_freestyle_relay) Representing Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the [women's 100 metre backstroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_backstroke).<ref name=Birm22>{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/59709 |title=Medi HARRIS |website=results.birmingham2022.com |publisher=Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/swimming/medi-harris_prs626543/person.shtml |title=Medi Harris |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

==Biography==
Harris won two medals at the [2022 British Swimming Championships](/source/2022_British_Swimming_Championships): gold in the 100m backstroke, and silver in the 50m backstroke<ref name=TW>{{cite web |url=https://teamwales.cymru/en/athletes/medi-harris/ |title=Medi Harris |publisher=Team Wales |access-date=2 August 2022}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She subsequently represented Great Britain at the [2022 World Aquatics Championships](/source/2022_World_Aquatics_Championships).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/athlete-swimming-profiles/british-swimming-profiles/medi-harris/ |title=Medi Harris |publisher=British Swimming |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

She was selected for the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games) in Birmingham, where she competed in two events: the [women's 50m backstroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_50_metre_backstroke) and the [women's 100m backstroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_backstroke), winning a bronze medal in the latter.<ref name=Birm22/><ref name=TW/>

At the [2022 European Aquatics Championships](/source/2022_European_Aquatics_Championships) in Rome, she won a silver medal in the final of the [Women's 100 metre backstroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_backstroke) and another as a member of the British team in the [Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_200_metre_freestyle_relay).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/swimming/great-britain-win-first-gold-and-world-record-smashed-on-day-three-of-european-aquatic-championships_sto9085408/story.shtml |title=Great Britain win first gold and world record smashed on day 3 of European Aquatics Championships |website=Eurosport |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref> At the same championships, she won gold as a member of the British [Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_100_metre_freestyle_relay) team, and bronze as a member of the [Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2022_European_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Mixed_4_%C3%97_100_metre_medley_relay) team.

In 2023, she won the gold medal at the [2023 British Swimming Championships](/source/2023_British_Swimming_Championships) in the [100 metres backstroke](/source/British_Swimming_Championships_-_100_metres_backstroke_winners). It was the second time that she had won the 100 metres title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/events-and-tickets/british-swimming-championships-2023/ |title=British Swimming Championships 2023 |publisher=British Swimming |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> After finishing third in the [200 metres freestyle](/source/British_swimming_champions_-_200_metres_freestyle_winners) at the [2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships](/source/2024_Aquatics_GB_Swimming_Championships), Harris qualified for the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2024/AquaticsGBChamps/ |title=Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024 |website=Swimming.org |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>

At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, she participated in the [women's 100 metre backstroke competition](/source/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metre_backstroke), where she was eliminated in the heats.<ref name="Paris 2024">{{cite web |title=HARRIS Medi Eira |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/medi-eira-harris_1903554 |work=[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730151613/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/medi-eira-harris_1903554 |archive-date=30 July 2024}} ([https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/medi-eira-harris_1903554 alternate link])</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{World Aquatics|name=Medi Eira Harris}}
* {{British Swimming swimmer|medi-harris}}
* {{Swimrankings}}
* {{Team GB|1mPOla1AI123R4gPRCekVb}}
* {{Team Wales|medi-harris|archive=20230511032418}}
* {{Instagram}}

{{Footer European Champions 4x100m Freestyle Women}}

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Category:2002 births
Category:Living people
Category:Welsh female backstroke swimmers
Category:British female backstroke swimmers
Category:Welsh female freestyle swimmers
Category:British female freestyle swimmers
Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for Wales
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Category:Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:People from Porthmadog
Category:Sportspeople from Gwynedd
Category:21st-century Welsh sportswomen

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