News about Grant Hackett

He is one of Australia's great Olympians. And swimming champ Grant Hackett has confessed that it was his dedication to his sport that led him to turn down two invitations to meet Queen Elizabeth II. Hackett, 44, who won gold for the Aussie Team three times, said he now regrets missing the opportunity to meet the late monarch when he was at the peak of his career.

Dean Boxall is famous for his incredible work with the two stars as he guided them to the top of swimming. He's also remembered for holding nothing back when one of his charges wins.

Australian swimming champion Kyle Chalmers will have a secret weapon by his side at the Paris Olympics - his new fiance Ingeborg Løyning

The Paris Olympics kicks off on July 26 with the opening ceremony and Australia's medal hopes are high with stars like swimming great Ariarne Titmus and champion canoeist Jess Fox going for gold at the Games. Stan Sport will be bringing every single event from the Paris Olympics live, ad-free, on demand and in an Australian first, in 4KUHD. Guiding viewers through the events with their expert commentary will be a stellar line-up of Olympic greats, including tennis star Ash Barty, swimmers Grant Hackett, and Steph Rice.

Aussie Olympian and former world champion Mitch Larkin (pictured left in competition, and right with partner Sinead Cronin) has announced his retirement from swimming after a stellar career that saw him reach the pinnacle of the sport.

Most Australian sports fans would be able to identify this youngster as the grown up boxing star he is today, but they might be hard pressed to recognise him when he first started in the sport. The fighter in question took to social media this week to celebrate how far he has come in the sport and to reflect on the journey. In the photo he can be seen holding a boxing trophy with veteran boxing trainer Brian Levier - they very same coach he has with him today.

Australian swimming legend Grant Hackett made a rare public appearance on Monday as he was seen with wife Sharlene and three of his children in Melbourne

The three-time equestrian gold medallist, the team flag bearer for the 1996 Atlanta Games opening ceremony, is the only Australian to have competed at eight Olympics .

Kyle Chalmers and girlfriend Ingeborg Løyning are engaged. The Australian swimmer shared the news to Instagram on Thursday night alongside a carousel of images with his stunning ladylove. In the first image, Kyle, 25, is seen beaming as his Norwegian love, 23, tenderly rests her hand on his muscular chest, giving fans a glimpse at her stunning engagement ring.

Channel Nine's stable of reporters are said to be angry over how the network is handling the upcoming coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics.  A number of Olympic superstars, reportedly including swimmers Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett and Stephanie Rice, cyclist Cadel Evans, Paralympian Dylan Alcott and basketballer Andrew Gaze, are being paid 'bloated' salaries to provide coverage of the sporting event, the Daily Telegraph claims. 'It is rumoured some of these Olympic stars are being paid up to $10,000 a day to feature on Stan's coverage of the Olympics, have been offered business class flights and will stay right near where all the action is,' an alleged insider told the publication.

Grant Hackett has slammed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for its perceived failures in handling doping cases, particularly concerning Chinese swimmers allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite failing drug tests

Grant Hackett has taken a swipe at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and China over a bombshell Chinese doping scandal from the Tokyo Olympics that could result in Aussie women being promoted to silver medallists. It was revealed on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the Olympics but were still cleared to compete. The tests were all collected in January 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Games where two of those who tested positive, Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun, won gold medals.

Karni Liddell (pictured) earned gold at two Paralympics. In blasting Queensland Premier Steven Miles over Brisbane's low-cost stadium for the 2032 event, she has joined other top names including Grant Hackett (top inset), Sally Pearson (bottom left inset), and Leisel Jones (bottom right inset).

At the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, Daniel Wiffen took gold in 7 minutes, 20.46 seconds. After averaging 7:23.42 at the Victoria Championships on July 20, 2008, Hackett had held the record for 15 years.

The controversial broadcaster and former football coach have a long tradition of assisting young athletes, especially when they are in danger. When leading the Wallabies and later stints in rugby league, Jones was accused of singling out players for favouritism. The 82-year-old man, who began on a small dairy farm in Queensland, now appears in court with prominent figures in industry, sport, and politics in his apartment, which is one of Sydney's most prominent addresses. Jones is pictured left to right with Olympic swimming gold medalist Grant Hackett, seven-time world surfing champion Layne Beachley, Wallabies great Phil Kearns, and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Grant Hackett, a former Olympic swimmer, married Sharlene Fletcher, his second child. Fans are curious about what happened to Hackett's first wife, Candice Alley. Alley, a three-time gold medalist, met singer-songwriter Alley in 2004, and the pair wed in 2007.

On Wednesday morning, Grant Hackett made a surprising return to the spotlight. After a dramatic break involving his ex-wife and four meltdowns in six years, the former Olympic swimming champion, 43, appeared on the Today show to spruik his new venture. When Grant was asked by host Karl Stefanovic about what his favorite company was, he was encouraging Australians to get behind local brands.

Grant Hackett and his partner Sharlene welcomed their daughter Olympia in August. On Thursday, the proud couple rowed errands with their bundle of joy in Melbourne's upmarket suburb of Brighton, and they were in good spirits. Grant, 43, stunned a casual look in a tight-fitting grey jumper, khaki shorts, and black sneakers.

Grant Hackett, an Australian swimmer, has welcomed his second child, Sharlene, with his wife. On Sunday, he shared two photos of his newborn daughter alongside a caption revealing her name, Olympia. 'Our little angel.' Olympia Grace Hackett (Oly) came into the world on August 4th, 2023, weighing 3.555 kilograms.'

In August, Grant Hackett is due to welcome his second child with his partner Sharlene. On Sunday, the swimming legend, 42, gave readers an update on the pregnancy by posting images of Sharlene's bump on Instagram. The Gold medalist also posted family photos of the couple with their son Edward, three years old, and Grant's twin son Jagger Emilio from his first marriage to singer Candice Alley.

A reference to police claims that encrypted texts from convicted drug syndicate mastermind Rhys Ferszt were allegedly incriminating, including a mention allegedly comparing their operation to the US TV drug gang drama Breaking Bad. The champipn Queensland bodybuilder is a road and drainage officer with Gold Coast Council, but he is also suspected of being behind a $175 million cocaine manufacturing syndicate. In Durong, a regional Queensland town, where police recently discovered 100 kilograms of pure extracted cocaine, he allegedly orchestrated the construction of a $250,000 cocaine lab.

Rhys Alwyn Ferszt, 33, (right), is a full-time roads and drainage officer for the Gold Coast council, but she has been accused of being the head of a cocaine trafficking racket with links to a Colombian drug cartel. The former bodybuilder (left) is accused of orchestrating the construction of a $250,000 cocaine laboratory in Durong, where police recently discovered 100 kilograms of pure extracted cocaine (inset top and bottom right). He has been accused of storing fuels and chemicals used in the cocaine extraction process while showing others how to extract the drug. He applied for bail at Brisbane's Supreme Court on Friday, claiming that he had a job at the time of the offence and had a legitimate source of income.