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16 de feb. de 2017 · 16 February 2017. Getty Images. Grant Hackett's family pleaded for him to make contact. Former Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett has been found by police in Australia's Gold Coast after ...
The seemingly immortal 800m record set by swimming icon Grant Hackett in 2008 has been shattered by Daniel Wiffen at the European Championships, wiping the Australian from history.
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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 previously.
King of the 1500m. Born in the Australian surfing mecca of Southport, Queensland, Grant Hackett started competing in the pool at the age of 12, under the watchful gaze of top Australian coach Denis Coterell. The youngster quickly showed his potential as a freestyle swimmer over all the full gamut of distances, from 200m to 1,500m.
Hackett has set one world record at 1,500 metres, 14:34.56 in winning the 2001 World Championship in Fukuoka, Japan. That same year, he also set the World Record on the 1500 m short course, 14:10.10. Both records still stood when Hackett announced his retirement in late 2008.
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 previously.
Hackett fue el capitán del equipo de natación de Australia desde el momento en el papel se introdujo de nuevo en 2005 hasta su retiro en 2008. En Sydney, Grant Hackett ha anunciado a los medios de comunicación su decisión firme de retirarse de las piscinas.
