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Meaghan Harnish

  • position Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
  • class Senior
  • Hometown York, PA
  • High school West York Area
  • position Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
  • class Senior
  • Hometown York, PA
  • High school West York Area

Meaghan Harnish Bio

Harnish’s Top Times
Event Time Date Meet Location
200 Freestyle 1:47.39 1/26/24 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA
500 Freestyle 4:49.27 11/3/23 vs. North Carolina Columbia, SC
1000 Freestyle 9:52.01 11/3/23 vs. North Carolina Columbia, SC
1650 Freestyle 16:52.23 2/18/23 SEC Championships College Station, TX
200 Breast 2:12.58 1/25/25 vs. Georgia Tech Columbia, SC
200 IM 1:58.47 11/20/24 Gamecock Invitational Columbia, SC
400 IM 4:08.97t 3/2/24 UGA Last Chance Athens, GA
200 Fly 2:02.05 1/4/25 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

! = School Record  |  p = Prelims  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split

AWARDS/HONORS 

  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • 2x CSCAA Scholar All-America (2nd team – 2023, 1st team – 2024)
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (1/10/23)

2024-25 (JUNIOR)

  • Swam in six events, specializing in freestyle, breaststroke and IM
  • Earned 12 top three finishes across five different events which includes two first place finishes in the 200 IM at the Queens and Auburn dual meets
  • Picked up three top five finishes at the Gamecock Invitational in the 200 breaststroke (fourth), 200 IM (third) and 400 IM (fourth)
  • Qualified for the SEC Championship team where she swam the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM
  • Qualified for finals at SECs in the 200 breast and 400 IM
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season where she competed on the 800 free relay, helping break the school record in the event 
  • Swam the third fastest 200 breaststroke and fourth fastest 200 IM times on the team this season, ranking ninth and 10th in program history respectively
  • Recorded the second fastest 400 IM time on the team this season

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Claimed five individual event wins throughout the regular season – one in the 500 free (at UNCW), two in the 1000 free (at Queens, vs. North Carolina), and two in the 400 IM (vs. North Carolina, Gamecock Invitational)
  • Placed inside the top-three 16 times during the regular season with at least two top-three finishes in each of the six events that she swam ( 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)
  • At the Gamecock Invitational, placed 4th in the 500 free, 2nd in the 200 breast, and 1st in the 400 IM
  • Competed at the SEC Championships in the 500 free, 200 breast, and 400 IM
  • Advanced to the finals of the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, finishing in 10th with a 4:13.57
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships where she competed in the 200 breast (58th) and 400 IM (34th)

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)

  • Competed in seven different disciplines during her first season in the Garnet & Black
  • Placed third in the 1000 free during the first individual event of her career against Army in the season opener
  • Had a strong performance against UNCW, winning both the 1000 free and 400 IM
  • Made the SEC Championship team where she individually competed in the 500 free, 1650 free, and 400 IM

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Swam for West York Area High School under coach Eric Nelson
  • Swam club for the York YMCA under coach John Nelson

PERSONAL

  • Daughter to Natalie and Eric, sister to Courtney
  • Hobbies include shopping and hanging out with friends
  • Favorite food is pasta