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May 9, 2020 · Grant Hackett claimed gold ahead of Australian teammate Kieren Perkins in the 1500m freestyle. The race was about lore, legend, legacy and an Australian tradition in motion.
Aug 4, 2024 · Hackett's immediate reaction to winning 1500m gold in Athens was totally different to in Sydney in 2000. At the Sydney Games, where a 20-year-old Hackett defeated sentimental favourite Kieren Perkins, his childhood idol, he punched the air, slapped the water and roared with elation.
- Zachary Gates
- Olympic And Paralympic Games Reporter
Apr 10, 2015 · Grant Hackett’s foundation training for the 1,500m freestyle event, which started more than 20 years ago, has been a key reason for his shock return to the Australian swimming team.
Jan 21, 2021 · It’s common for Grant and Michael to train 30 to 40 hours per week, and Michael even trained more than 540 days straight to prepare for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. How do they keep from burning out?
Jan 23, 2021 · Grant Hackett (@grant__hackett) represented and captained Australia in swimming at the Olympic Games. He collected a total of 58 medals over the course of his swimming career—with 26 gold at Olympic, Commonwealth, and World Championships levels—along with 16 world records.
On 21 August 2004, in Athens, Hackett successfully retained his Olympic 1500m freestyle title, beating his own Olympic record in the process with a time of 14.43.40. He also took silver in the 400m freestyle, behind Thorpe.
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Grant George Hackett OAM (born 9 May 1980) is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history.
