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19 Jun 2024 · Hackett held the world record for 10 years, until Sun Yang of China took it down. Hackett successfully defended his Olympic 1500m gold medal in Athens in 2004 and went undefeated in the marathon event for a decade.
3 jam yang lalu · Grant Hackett was spotted in Melbourne with his young family on Monday 'Our little angel. Olympia Grace Hackett (Oly) has come into the world on the 4th of August 2023, at 1.43pm weighing 3.555kgs ...
12 Jun 2024 · Bond University’s Olympic alumni do not come bigger than Grant Hackett. Considered one of the world’s greatest freestyle swimmers, the born-and-bred Gold Coaster is a three-time Olympian, multiple gold medal winner and was undefeated in the fabled 1500m from 1997 to 2006.
4 hari yang lalu · The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. [1] In short course (25 metres) pools, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
10 Jun 2024 · Swimmer Fanny Durack, who won the women’s 100m freestyle swimming gold at Stockholm 1912, also holds the distinction of being the first Australian woman to win an Olympic medal. Barring Athens 1896, Australian swimmers have been present in every edition of the modern Olympics to date.
22 Jun 2024 · Young swimmer dreams of following in footsteps of Grant Hackett. Australia's latest swimming sensation Sam Short has spoken of his Olympic dreams as the clock for Paris 2024 ticks under one year away. Added Jul 26th, 2023. Video Home. Latest. Community. Health. Investigations. Good News. Reports.
10 Jun 2024 · Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett after winning gold and silver in the 400m freestyle at Athens 2004. Craig Golding. Thorpe was 19 at the time, already the Sydney 2000 gold medallist and had won every single championships since 1999 in a world-record time. Twenty-year-old Short is the breakout prodigy here, but he moves differently to Thorpe.
