Grant Hackett
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"It feels great. You feel so streamlined in the water. You feel like you're cutting through the water like a hot knife through butter."
Grant Hackett is a double Olympic and triple World Champion who is the current world record holder of six swimming events. The 27-year-old, from Queensland, is also Commonwealth and Pan Pacific champion, and has dominated the long distance event since 1996. He married Australian singer Candice Alley in April 2007.
Biography
Name: Grant Hackett
Country: AUS
Date of Birth: 9/5/1980
Place of Birth: Southport, Queensland
Stroke: Freestyle
Current Records Held:
- 400m Freestyle (S/C), 3:34.58, 18.07.2002, Sydney, Australia
- 800m Freestyle, (L/C) 7:38.65, 27.07.2005, Montreal, Canada
- 800m Freestyle, (S/C) 7:25.28, 0.3.08.2001, Perth, Australia
- 1500m Freestyle, (L/C) 14:34.56, 29.07.2005, Montreal, Canada
- 1500m Freestyle, (S/C) 14:10.10, 07.08.2001,Perth, Australia
- 4x200m Freestyle Relay (S/C), 6:52.66, 31.08.2007, Melbourne, Australia
Results (since 2004)
Olympic Games 2004
- 1st 1,500m, Freestyle
- 2nd 400m, Freestyle
- 2nd 4 x 200m, Freestyle relay
World Championships
2007
- 2nd 400m, Freestyle
2005
- 2nd 200m, Freestyle
