Rachel Amanda Harris (born 15 March 1979) is an Australian

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and medley

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who competed for her native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney, Australia. There she finished in twelfth position in the women's 800-metre freestyle, and twelfth in the 400-metre individual medley. She now works as a specialist Sport & Exercise Medicine physician. Harris won the gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She was also the winner of the silver medal in the 800m Freestyle at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Hong Kong in 1999. In 2003 Harris began studying at the

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and graduated with a

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2008. Since graduation she has completed a Diploma of Child Health (2012, PMH, WA) and IOC Diploma of Sports Medicine (2015, International Olympic Committee).. She is a sports medicine specialist and Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians. Harris is the Chief Medical Officer for Water Polo Australia and is based in Perth, WA.Business News Western Australia
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1979 births Australian female freestyle swimmers Australian female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from Western Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Living people Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers from Perth, Western Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Australian sports physicians 20th-century Australian women Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub