Grant Hackett

Grant George Hackett  (born 9 May 1980) is a former Australian swimmer. He is best known for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He retired after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Hackett was born in Southport of the Gold Coast, Queensland. He was married to singer Candice Alley from 2007 to 2013. The couple have twin children, born in 2009.

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Other websites


 Grant Hackett  at Sports-Reference.com

Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Australia
Category:Australian swimmers
Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Order of Australia
Category:Sportspeople from Queensland