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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...
Grant worked his way up to CEO of the investment company Generation Life - and he says working for the company has changed his life around. He also thanks his colleague Rob Coombe for being an incredible mentor.
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 ...
May 9, 1980 · Born on May 9, 1980 at Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, Grant Hackett is the son of a policeman. Early Success. Hackett first came on to the National Scene at the...
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.
Biography. 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.
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