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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grant_HackettGrant Hackett - Wikipedia

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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.

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3. olympics.com › en › athletesGrant HACKETT - Olympics.com

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   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 ...

4. www.swimmingworldmagazine.com › grant-hackettGrant Hackett - Hall Of Fame Swimmer - Swimming World

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   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 complications to win...

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6. swimswam.com › bio › grant-hackettGrant Hackett Bio - SwimSwam

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   May 9, 1980 · Grant Hackett's full swimming biography, including Grant Hackett's best times, medals, news and more.

7. swimswam.com › the-oldest-and-most-underratedThe Oldest (And Most Underrated) World Record: Grant Hackett ...

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   Mar 29, 2020 · In July of 2008, less than three weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, Australian legend Grant Hackett swam to a time of 7:23.42 in the SCM 800 freestyle at the Victoria Open in...

8. www.olympedia.org › athletes › 93263Olympedia – Grant Hackett

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   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. Hackett has been undefeated at his best distance, 1,500 metres, between 1997 and 2006, winning the Olympic gold medal in that event in ...

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   Did Grant Hackett win gold at the 2000 Olympic Games?

   • Later this year, 20 years will have passed since swimming witnessed a soaring 30-lap battle at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. 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.

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   Who was Grant Hackett?

   • 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. A nation was on tenterhooks, swimming for a moment in global focus. It was duel; it was fever pitch in the pool. “They were full-on competitors. He was Craig’s rival.

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   What happened to Grant Hackett?

   • “Congratulations [Grant Hackett] on being named in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. An inspirational career and thoroughly deserved.” During his retirement, Hackett flew to the United States to have treatment for an addiction to the Stilnox sleeping medication, his manager confirmed to the media.

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   Did Hackett prepare for life beyond the race?

   • Hackett ended his swimming days with a soaring record of achievement and a clean record but his transition to “ordinary life” was steeped in the stuff that suggested that, in contrast to his preparation in the pool, his preparation for life beyond the race was either missing or woefully off-balance.

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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.