Grant Hackett

2015 World Championships Day 6 Prelims Photo Vault

Thanks to Tim Binning – theswimpictures.com – for these great swimming photos.

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Grant Hackett Wants to Lead Off Aussie 4×200 Free Relay

Grant Hackett has expressed a desire to lead off Australia’s 800 free relay to track his progress in the event from a flat-start.

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Official Who DQ’d the ‘Thorpedo’ Speaks Out on Controversial Ordeal

Remembering when Ian Thorpe was disqualified at the 2004 Australian Olympic Trials, the official who made the call speaks publicly on the incident.

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Photo Gallery: Team Australia Descends on Doha Staging Camp

Find photos of your favorite Aussie swim stars in this Worlds staging camp gallery.

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Speedo Australia Signs Distance Ace Grant Hackett

With just days until departing with the Australian World Championships team headed for a pre-Worlds training camp in Doha, distance…

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Video: Aussie Dolphins Wrap up in Townsville, Ready to Take on Kazan

Emily Seebohm is just one of the Aussies featured in the Dolphins’ Townsville Grand Prix wrap-up video.

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McKeon Puts Up an Impressive 200 Freestyle Split in Townsville

Dissatisfied with her winning time in the 200 freestyle on Friday evening Emma McKeon posted a 1:56.15 in the first half of tonight’s 400 freestyle…

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Aussie Jessica Ashwood Delights in Distance, Emma McKeon Doubles Up on Wins on Day 1 of 2015 Townsville Grand Prix

Australia’s Emma McKeon (pictured) snagged two wins on Day 1 of Australia’s Townsville Grand Prix.

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Men’s 1500m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Can Connor Jaeger Become Team USA’s Dominant Distance Freestyler?

The United States has lacked a dominant distance freestyler in recent years, but Jaeger may be their answer.

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Men’s 800m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Can The Distance Stars Get Back Under 7:40 This Year?

Sun Yang will look to improve China’s streak in this event to four this summer, after he has won the last two and Zhang Lin won in 2009.

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Preparations heat up as Australian Dolphins descend on Townsville

Preparations for the 2015 FINA and IPC World Championships are heating up with the Dolphins set to descend on North Queensland this weekend for the second Grand Prix competition at the Long Tan Memorial Pool in Townsville, from Friday 19 June to Saturday 20 June.

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Horton and Hackett Go Head to Head in a Broken 900 Freestyle

Today the present met the past in unique set of circumstances as 19 year old Mack Horton faced 35 year old Hackett in a broken 900 freestyle…

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Hackett, Magnussen, Campbell Expected To Compete in Canberra May 15th-16th

The Swimming Australia 2015 Canberra Grand Prix is slated to take place next weekend, May 15th-16th, with sprint stud James Magnussen among the Aussie competitors.

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Swimming Breaks Through List of Australia’s Most-Watched TV Broadcasts

Forget The Beatles and “Star Wars”…it’s Grant Hackett who ranks higher on Australia’s most-watched TV shows from the 20th centry.

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Hackett The Elder Statesmen Among 38 Australians for World Championships

The 2015 Australian World Championships squads (including the IPC team for Glasgow) is led by veterans Bronte Barratt and Grant Hackett.

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