Harrison Turner

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Harrison Turner
Personal information
Born (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 21)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club Nudgee College
CoachShaun Crowe [1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Singapore 200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle

Harrison Turner (born 4 February 2004) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He is the Australian record holder in the long course 200 metre butterfly with a time of 1:54.17, which he achieved en route to a bronze medal performance at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. [2]

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Career

Turner made his Australian team debut at the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest. He was a late addition to the team, replacing Kaylee McKeown after she withdrew from the competition. [1] In Budapest, Turner competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, splitting 1:42.21 on the third leg. Australia won the silver medal in an Oceanian record time of 6:45.54. [3] Turner also finished 17th in the 200 m butterfly with a time of 1:53.38. [4]

At the 2025 Australian Trials in Adelaide, Turner qualified for the World Championships in the 200 m butterfly. He recorded a time of 1:54.90, which made him the second fastest Australian in the history of the event. [5]

At the World Championships in Singapore, Turner swam in the 200 m butterfly final from lane 8. He won the bronze medal in a time of 1:54.17. This was a new Australian record, surpassing Nick D'Arcy's mark of 1:54.46 from 2009. [2]

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 Retta Race (10 October 2024). "Newcomer Harrison Turner Takes Over Kaylee McKeown's Spot On Aussie SC Worlds Roster". SwimSwam . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Decent, Tom (31 July 2025). "Why 'dirty gold' from lane eight meant world to Australian swimming's new cult hero". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. "Budapest World Short Course: Day 4 Finals Wrap". Swimming Australia. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. "2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  5. Will Baxley (11 June 2025). "Harrison Turner Hits 1:54.90 200 Fly To Become #2 All-Time Australian". SwimSwam . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. "McKeown, Simpson, Johnson and Pallister claim top gongs at Swim Aus Awards". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2025.