Swimming Career Highlights
Grant Hackett , Australia Born : 1980 in Mermaid Waters.   He lays claim to being the greatest ever long distance swimmer. He still hold the world record for 1500 metres Freestyle, a record set in 2001. Hackett showed prowess at the shorter events and is emerged from under the shadow of Ian Thorpe by taking his 400 metres World title and 800 metres world record in 2005. Double Olympic 1500 metres champion. Four time World 1500 metres champion and had a long unbeaten run in 1500 metres. 

 

Titles (Long Course)

1997:
Pan Pacific: 400 metres Freestyle; 800 metres Freestyle;
1500 metres Freestyle
1998:
World: 1500 metres Freestyle; 4 x 200 Freestyle relay
Commonwealth: 1500 metres Freestyle
1999:
Pan Pacific: 1500 metres Freestyle; 4 x 200 Freestyle relay
2000:
Olympics: 1500 metres Freestyle
2001:
World: 1500 metres Freestyle; 4 x 200 Freestyle relay
2002:
Commonwealth: 1500 metres Freestyle
4 x 100 Freestyle relay; 4 x 200 Freestyle relay
Pan Pacific: 800 metres Freestyle; 1500 metres freestyle;
4 x 100 Freestyle relay; 4 x 200 Freestyle relay
2003:
World: 800 metres Freestyle
2004:
Olympics: 1500 metres Freestyle
2005:
World: 400 metres Freestyle; 800 metres Freestyle;
1500 metres Freestyle
World Swimmer of the Year

World Records (Long course)

2001:
1500 metres Freestyle: 14.34.56
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005:
800 metres Freestyle: 7.38.65

Titles (Short Course)

1999:
World: 400 metres Freestyle; 1500 metres Freestyle
2000:
2001:
2002:
World: 400 metres Freestyle; 1500 metres Freestyle

World Records (Short Course)

1998:
1500 metres Freestyle: 14.19.55
1999:
400 metres Freestyle: 3.35.01
2000:
2001:
800 metres Freestyle:7.25.28
1500 metres Freestyle: 14.10.10
2002:
400 metres Freestyle
2003:
2004:
2005:
2006:
2007:
2008:
800 metres Freestyle: 7.23.42