Tag: Grant Hackett
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Bill Kirby
Bill Kirby is an Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer from Australia. He was part of the 4×200 Free Relay that won in front of the home crowd at the Sydney Games. The Australia team, with Kirby on each of them, broke that relay’s World Record 3 different times (1998, 2000, 2001). Bill has recently moved back…
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Grant Hackett’s World Record at Montreal 2005 | Fina World Championships
World Record Flashback! At the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, distance legend Grant Hackett from Australia ends one of the most enduring World Records in history and eclipses Ian Thorpe’s mark in the 800m Free, in a time of 7:38.65. In addition to this, he also claimed another two Gold medals in the 400m…
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‘Picking a needle out of a haystack’: The untold story of Grant Hackett’s golden moment
“Before the race, I always used to look up at my mum and dad, and give a bit of nod or a wave to them. “I couldn’t find them before that race – it was just so jam-packed. There was 17 or 18,000 people around this small 50 metre pool. “As soon as I won,…
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Inside with Brett Hawke: Grant Hackett
Brett speaks with friend and Australian distance ace, Grant Hackett.
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“The (Swimming) Race of the Century” at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games | Throwback Thursday
Enjoy this look back at the Men’s 200m Freestyle final the Summer Olympic Games in Athens 2004, also known as “the Race of the Century” in Olympic swimming or “the greatest swimming race of all time”. Featuring some of the most iconic Olympic swimmers of all time, Ian Thorpe, Pieter van den Hoogenband, and Michael…
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Grant Hackett’s final Gold Medal in Montreal 2005 #epicmoment
Grant Hackett’s most successful discipline was the 1.500m Freestyle Swimming. “The Giant from Australia” took his first gold medal in this discipline on home soil, at the FINA World Championships in Perth 1998 – and a lot more should follow. Watch how Hackett took his final Gold Medal at the 2005 Championships in Montreal!
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Former swimming star Grant Hackett found after disappearing from family home
Troubled Olympian Grant Hackett has been found “alive and sober” on the Gold Coast, according to his father Neville. Hackett, who was reported missing by his father on Thursday afternoon, made contact with police late in the day. “Grant’s been found alive and sober,” Mr Hackett said outside the family’s Mermaid Waters home. “He’s spoken…
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Grant Hackett released after ‘breakdown’ arrest
The family of Olympic champion Grant Hackett fear the swimmer is “dangerous†and are pleading for help to deal with his mental health issues. Hackett was arrested at his parents’ Gold Coast home today after becoming agitated and verbally abusive. His father Nev said calling police to help calm his son down was the only…
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Fev Weighs In On The Grant Hackett Drama | Fifi & Dave | FoxFM Melbourne
“At the end of the day it all comes down to drinkingâ€