Grant Hackett

About Grant Hackett

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. He also collected a gold medal in Sydney for swimming in the heats of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He is well regarded for his versatility, and has held the long course world record in the 200 m, 800 m, and 1500 m freestyle. He has dominated the 1500 m event for a decade, being undefeated in the event in finals from 1996 until the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. In total, he has won 10 long-course world championship gold medals.

Career best times:

Hackett has set quite a number of world records both short course and long course. His world records in the 1500 meter (long course and short course) and 800 meter short course were the only male world records that survived the 2008/2009 release of the high tech Polyurethane suits.

Media career:

In October 2008, Hackett joined Nine News Melbourne as the weekend sport presenter, replacing Heath O’Loughlin. However, in November 2009, Nine announced that Hackett would no longer continue as weekend sports presenter, but would continue with the network in other capacities.

Grant Hackett Achievements

Honours:

Hackett received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000, and both a Centenary Medal and a Medal Of the Order of Australia in 2001, the latter for his 2000 gold medal win.He was named as the Australian Swimmer of the Year in 2005, and was also named the Swimmer of the Year by the Swimming World magazine. In 2010 he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame,and the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2014.

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Gold medal – 2000 Summer Olympics1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2000 Summer Olympics4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2004 Summer Olympics1500 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2004 Summer Olympics400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2004 Summer Olympics4×200 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2008 Summer Olympics1500 m freestyle
  
• Bronze medal – 2008 Summer Olympics 4×200 m freestyle
  

World Championships (LC)

• Gold medal – 1998 World Aquatics Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1998 World Aquatics Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2001 World Aquatics Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2001 World Aquatics Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2003 World Aquatics Championships800 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2003 World Aquatics Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2003 World Aquatics Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2005 World Aquatics Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2005 World Aquatics Championships800 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2005 World Aquatics Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 1998 World Aquatics Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2001 World Aquatics Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2001 World Aquatics Championships800 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2003 World Aquatics Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2005 World Aquatics Championships200 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2007 World Aquatics Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Bronze medal – 2003 World Aquatics Championships200 m freestyle
  
• Bronze medal – 2005 World Aquatics Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Bronze medal – 2015 World Aquatics Championships4×200 m freestyle
  

World Championships (SC)

• Gold medal – 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)400 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)1500m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)400 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)4×200 m freestyle
  
• Bronze medal – 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)400 m freestyle
  
• Goodwill Games
  
• Gold medal – Swimming at the 2001 Goodwill Games200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – Swimming at the 2001 Goodwill Games1500 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – Swimming at the 2001 Goodwill Games400 m freestyle
  
• Pan Pacific Championships
  
• Gold medal – 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships800 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships800 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships4×100 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships4×200 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships200 m freestyle
  

Commonwealth Games

• Gold medal – 1998 Commonwealth Games1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 1998 Commonwealth Games4×200 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Commonwealth Games1500 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Commonwealth Games4×100 m freestyle
  
• Gold medal – 2002 Commonwealth Games4×200 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 1998 Commonwealth Games400 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2002 Commonwealth Games200 m freestyle
  
• Silver medal – 2002 Commonwealth Games400 m freestyle