Newcomer Harrison Turner Takes Over Kaylee McKeown’s Spot On Aussie SC Worlds Roster

After the withdrawal of superstar Kaylee McKeown from the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships, Australia has replaced her with a rookie. Harrison Turner will join the men’s team for the December event in Budapest Hungary, becoming Dolphin pin number 868.

Turner, 20, is a short course specialist with big underwaters and is scheduled to swim the 200 fly at the meet. He is one of nine debutants for Australia at this meet.

The Nudgee College Swim product will swim all three legs of the World Cup starting later this month to warm up for the event.

He is having a breakout season, setting six personal bests at the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships in September. That includes gold in the 200 fly (1:52.95). That swim, a nearly-four second improvement off his previous best time from August, moves him into 8th-place all-time in the Australian rankings.

It took 1:50.89 to final in the 200 fly at the 2022 World Short Course Championships.

His long course best is 1:57.07.

Turner’s coach is Shaun Crowe.

The meet will be held from December 10-15 at Budapest’s Duna Arena.

Harrison Turner‘s Recent SCM Personal Bests

  • 100 free – 47.08
  • 200 free – 1:45.04
  • 100 fly – 50.97
  • 200 fly – 1:52.95

Full List of Australian Dolphins Rookies for the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships

  • Joshua Collet #860
  • Bella Grant #861
  • Milla Jansen #862
  • Tara Kinder #863
  • Tiana Kritzinger #864
  • Lily Price #865
  • Enoch Robb #866
  • Ed Sommerville #867
  • Harrison Turner #868

Revised Australian roster for the 2024 Short Course World Championships:

Athletes
First Name Surname Club
Iona Anderson UWA West Coast WA
Joshua Collett Bond QLD
Isaac Cooper St Andrews QLD
Elizabeth Dekkers Chandler QLD
Joshua Edwards-Smith Griffith QLD
Maximillian Giuliani Miami QLD
Bella Grant Trinity NSW
Kayla Hardy Cruiz ACT
Meg Harris Rackley QLD
Milla Jansen Bond QLD
Moesha Johnson Griffith QLD
Tara Kinder Melbourne Vicentre VIC
Tiana Kritzinger Rackley QLD
Leah Neale Rackley QLD
Lani Pallister Griffith QLD
Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans QLD
Lily Price Rackley QLD
Enoch Robb All Saints QLD
David Schlicht MLC Aquatic VIC
Edward Sommerville Brisbane Grammar QLD
Matthew Temple Marion SA
Harrison Turner Nudgee College QLD
Elijah Winnington St Peters QLD
Joshua Yong UWA West Coast WA
Coaches
Simon Cusack Head Coach
Ben Higson WAIS WA
Craig Jackson Melb Vicentre VIC
Bobby Jovanovich Brisbane Grammar QLD
Janelle Pallister Griffith QLD

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SHRKB8
28 days ago

Watch this space, big things coming for this special athlete.

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