Grant Hackett

Grant Hackett
OAM

Personal information
Full name	Grant Hackett
National team	Australia
Born	(1980-05-09) 9 May 1980 (age 44) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Miami Swimming Club, Gold Coast Canoe, Melbourne Vicentre
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 3 1 World Championships (LC) 10 6 3 World Championships (SC) 7 0 1 Pan Pacific Championships 9 4 0 Commonwealth Games 5 3 0 Goodwill Games 2 1 0 Total 36 17 5 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 1500 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 1500 m freestyle 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 1500 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 1500 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 1500 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 800 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 400 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 800 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 1500 m freestyle 1998 Perth 400 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 400 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 200 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 400 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1997 Gothenburg 1500 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 400 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 1500m freestyle 2002 Moscow 400 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 1500 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 400 m freestyle Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane 200 m freestyle 2001 Brisbane 1500 m freestyle 2001 Brisbane 400 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 1500 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 1500 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 800 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 1500 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 400 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 400 m freestyle 2002 Yokohama 200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1998 Kla Lumpur 1500 m freestyle 1998 Kla Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 1500 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Kla Lumpur 400 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 200 m freestyle 2002 Manchester 400 m freestyle

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 was well regarded for his versatility, and has held the long course world records in the 200 m, 800 m, and 1500 m freestyle events. He 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 won 10 long-course world championship gold medals.

Hackett was the captain of the Australian swimming team from the time the role was reintroduced in 2005 until his retirement in 2008.

Hackett worked for the Nine Network, often hosting Wide World of Sports. Hackett's contract as a Westpac Banking Corporation ambassador was not renewed in February 2012 after 13 years in the role, but he remains an employee of the organisation. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Generation Life.^[1]