Tag: Grant Hackett
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Seven years after Beijing, Hackett is racing again
In a stunning return to the pool that is set to completely surpass the efforts of Olympic great Ian Thorpe in 2012, Hackett is swimming as fast as Thorpe did three years ago after less than half of the time back in full training. Just six months into his comeback Hackett has already posted multiple…
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Michael Phelps pushes Grant Hackett to return
The dual Olympic 1500m champion may be on the comeback trail, but he reserves the right to step off at any time if he doesn’t want to continue. Having watched the hype that surrounded his great friend and rival Ian Thorpe’s failed comeback for the 2012 Olympics, Hackett is cautious about his own prospects and…
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Grant Hackett to come out of retirement
Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, a seven-time Olympic medalist, will come out of a seven-year competitive retirement and enter the Australian national championships in April, according to Australian media. He hasn’t yet set a goal of making the 2016 Olympics, nor any international team for Australia. “That’s not where I am at in my head,†Hackett said,…
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Grant Hackett back in training under top coach but denies Rio comeback
Olympian Grant Hackett is back training under master coach Denis Cotterell on the Gold Coast but is adamant he is not making a fully fledged comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics despite registering for drug testing. “Because I’ve been through so much this year, I just wanted to get back into the squad and enjoy…
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Grant Hackett dragged into Rinehart feud
See 7News and read for instance The Sydney Morning Herald Mining magnate Gina Rinehart asked Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett to convince her daughter Bianca to withdraw her nomination as trustee of the family’s $5 billion trust two days before she was to give evidence in their bitter legal dispute. Court documents show Mrs Rinehart…
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Give swimmers more post-career support, urges Brenton Rickard
Read The Sydney Morning Herald Two-time Olympic Games medallist Brenton Rickard has implored officials to build a post-career support network for Australia’s swimmers to help them transition to life out of the pool. Rickard is helping Swimming Australia create a new program to prepare athletes for retirement as three of the sport’s golden boys –…
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Grant Hackett and Stephanie Rice share growing bond
Gossip here on Mail Online Troubled Australian swimmer Grant Hackett has found a friend in Stephanie Rice. The former Olympian, who recently attended rehab in the US for sleeping pill addiction, is said to have grown close to the recently retired fellow swimmer. A report in Woman’s Day this week claims it’s common knowledge inside swimming circles that…
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Hackett: ‘As my life fell apart, I tried to hold it together with drugs’
Read Herald Sun Twelve months before Grant Hackett’s life unravelled at Melbourne’s Crown casino complex on the evening of February 21, the Olympic champion knew he was coming unstuck. Hackett’s now infamous night at the Crown, during which he was photographed by casino patrons wandering in the foyer after midnight searching for his young son…
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Grant Hackett’s former coach says team officials gave Olympian Stilnox
Read The Guardian Grant Hackett’s former coach says the Olympic swimming champion’s Stilnox addiction is the price he paid for his success in the pool. Hackett’s long-time mentor Denis Cotterell says the triple Olympic gold medallist was given the sleeping medication by team officials who didn’t tell him it was addictive until he’d been taking…