Tag: Grant Hackett
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Grant Hackett in half-naked search for son at the Melbourne Crown
See for instance 9NEWS Grant Hackett was barefoot and shirtless when he burst into the foyer of Melbourne’s Crown hotel-casino, searching for his four-year-old son. The panicked moment, captured on a mobile phone camera in the early hours of Saturday morning, began when the troubled former Olympian woke to find his son Jagger had gone…
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Stars rally to support Ian Thorpe
Read Herald Sun The Mercury yesterday revealed Thorpe had been in hospital since Wednesday for shoulder surgery and was being treated for depression and alcohol issues. Thorpe’s management released a statement claiming the swimming great was in hospital for treatment on his injured shoulder. “Ian is not in rehab,” a SEL spokesperson said. “Ian was in hospital…
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Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett and Susie O’Neill asked to help the revival of Australian Swimming
Read couriermail.com.au Swimming Australia president John Bertrand said the sport needed to better capitalise on the experience and knowledge within its own ranks. Bertrand said Hackett and O’Neill were keen to get involved and he hoped to take five-time Olympic champion Thorpe up on his public offer last year to mentor the Australian team and…
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Grant Hackett moves on with former Miss Teen Australia Tahlia Giumelli
Read for instance news.com.au He suffered a very public marriage breakdown in 2012 but now Grant Hackett is smiling again thanks to a new romance with Miss Teen Australia Tahlia Giumelli. Woman’s Day is reporting that the 20-year-old model has been helping the Olympic medallist to get over his painful breakup which involved a domestic…
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Grant Hackett avoids court as brother-in-law admits lying about Hackett trying to run him over
See The Age Olympic champion Grant Hackett has been spared giving evidence in court after his former brother-in-law admitted falsely claiming the swimmer tried to run him over in his car. Jason Zurzolo, 37, pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of making a false report to police in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, in that…
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Grant Hackett’s ‘mystery’ girlfriend revealed to be Shane Blackett
See TheFix on ninemsn Former swimmer Grant Hackett sent tongues wagging when he was spotted embracing a blonde woman outside his apartment last week, just weeks before the one-year anniversary of his divorce from Candice Alley. Turns out the mystery lady is Shane Blackett (Hackett, Blackett, cute huh?), a model who works as a hostess…
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Leaner meaner Aussie swim team; Hackett to be involved
Read The Age The tough love required after the London Olympics has honed Australia into a leaner, meaner swimming outfit for July’s world titles in Barcelona, new team boss Michael Scott believes. […] In one of his last acts before he resigned, ex-head coach Leigh Nugent set the qualifying standard at times required to reach 2011…
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Hackett still setting the gold standard via coach Cotterell’s tales
Read The Age Grant Hackett might be long gone from the competitive pool, having retired in 2008 after narrowly failing to become the first male swimmer to win three Olympic golds in the same event. But the 1500 metres freestyle champion’s former coach Denis Cotterell has ensured Hackett’s legacy is not forgotten by his present…
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Grant Hacket to sue second law firm over botched pre-nuptial agreement
Read AdelaideNow Swim star Grant Hackett is suing a second law firm over what he says was a botched pre-nuptial agreement with pop star wife Candice Alley. Hackett, 32, has already launched a Supreme Court damages claim against a Queensland firm over the agreement, but has now filed a claim against Melbourne firm Nevile &…