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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.
May 23, 2024 · Olympian Grant Hackett’s rise from rock bottom to top 500 CEO. The three-time Olympic gold medallist has always been a long-term planner, and was mapping out a career in finance well before his...
Invincible for a decade in the 1,500m freestyle, and holder of the world record over the same period, Grant Hackett won consecutive Olympic golds over his favourite distance in 2000 and 2004, something which only two swimmers - Mike Burton (1968 and 1972) of the USA, and his fellow Australian Kieren Perkins (1992 and 1996) - had achieved ...
After starting his international swimming career as a teenager, Grant Hackett quickly became a world champion of the pool. Away from the sport, the athlete has faced some highly-publicised personal demons.
Grant Hackett succeeded his countryman, Kieren Perkins, as the top distance swimmer in the world, and his overall record rivals that of Perkins and Vladimir Salnikov as the greatest distance freestyler ever.
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.
Grant Hackett succeeded his countryman, Kieren Perkins, as the top distance swimmer in the world, and his overall record rivals that of Perkins and Vladimir Salnikov as the greatest distance freestyler ever.
First swimmer to win four straight world titles in one event (1500m freestyle). Most legendary performance came in the 2004 Olympic Games where Hackett overcame respiratory...
Grant Hackett went to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games hoping to make history as the first male swimmer ever to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same event.
Grant Hackett OAM was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2010 as an Athlete Member for his contribution to the sport of swimming. Hackett dominated 1500 metre swimming for almost a decade, winning the World Championship in 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2005 and Olympic gold in 2000 and 2004 before finally losing….
