Tag: Grant Hackett
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Depression not just rampant in swimming: Mark Spitz
Read for instance zeenews Ian Thorpe`s much-publicised battle have prompted many to believe that success and depression often go hand in glove in swimming, but nine-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz feels the psychological disorder today is not just limited to his sport but rampant in other disciplines as well. The multiple American Olympic champion…
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Denis Cotterell still motivating young talent to make breakthroughs after 40 years as a swimming coach
See ABC Cotterell recalls the first time he laid eyes on a very young Grant Hackett. He was not convinced Hackett, eventually a gold medallist at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, was even the best swimmer in his family. “He was the younger brother of a very good swimmer, his older brother Craig, and I…
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Troubled stars Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett to be offered mentoring roles with Swimming Australia
Read Herald Sun Grant Hackett and Ian Thorpe will be invited back into the Australian team as mentors after Swimming Australia launched a scheme to help swimmers handle the pressure of life in and out of the pool. Hackett and Thorpe are in rehabilitation to overcome personal battles they have suffered since their careers ended,…
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Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe go from hero to zero while golden girls thrive
Read Herald Sun Life after swimming has left the likes of Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett floundering, but Australia’s golden girls have taken a shine to new careers post-pool. Athens Olympic gold medallist Giaan Rooney has carved out a successful, scandal-free career as a swimming commentator and advertising spruiker, while three-time Olympian Nicole Livingstone…
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Grant Hackett’s ex-wife Candice Alley tells of her safety concerns for the couple’s twins
Read Herald Sun Olympic champion Grant Hackett’s ex-wife Candice Alley is “filled with horror†after the swimmer lost their son and ended up wandering semi-naked through a Âcasino. Breaking a two-year public silence on the split, Alley said she now feared for the safety of the couple’s four-year-old twins, Charlize and Jagger. “I am devastated…
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In at the deep end – Carlile and Curry comment on the pressures faced by elite athletes
See 7 News Consider the falls from grace of swimming stars Ian Thorpe, Scott Miller, Geoff Huegill and now Grant Hackett. Thorpe is in rehab for depression, after reportedly taking antidepressants and painkillers. Atlanta silver and bronze medallist Scott Mille has outlined his addictions to ecstacy, cocaine and crystal meth. While Geoff Huegill contemplated suicide…
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Grant Hackett denies Stilnox rehab claims, father says he is in denial
Read The Sydney Morning Herald Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett has denied claims by his manager that he is entering rehab for an addiction to prescription sleeping drugs, saying instead that he had travelled to the US for a planned “retreat”. The Australian swimming great touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, and immediately…
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Grant Hackett to get treatment in US for Stilnox addiction
Read The Australian Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett is seeking treatment in a US rehab centre for an addiction to the prescription drug Stilnox. The former swimming star left for the US yesterday, just days after he was found wearing a singlet around his waist in Melbourne’s Crown Casino while apparently searching for his four-year-old…
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Grant Hackett ’embarrassed’ after being caught on camera half-naked in search of son
Grant Hackett, says he’s embarrassed about being caught on camera, half-naked, searching for his four-year-old son. The former swim champion was snapped in a hotel foyer, after one of his twins went missing. Epic quote: “When I discovered him missing, I went in hasty pursuit – but perhaps with a swimmer’s sense of dress” Here…