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| birth_date = {{birth date|1724|05|22|mf=y}} |
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| fullname = Grant George Hackett |
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| birth_place = [[St Malo]], [[Brittany]], [[France]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1772|06|12|1724|05|22}} |
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| death_place = [[Tacoury's Cove]], [[Bay of Islands]],<br>[[New Zealand]] |
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| education = Private Tutor |
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| occupation = Explorer, navigator, cartographer |
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| title = [[Commander|Capitaine de frégate]] |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|5|9}} |
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| spouse = Julie Bernardine Guilmaut de Beaulieu |
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| birthplace = [[Southport, Queensland]] |
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| parents = Julien Marion du Fresne & Marie Seraphique, (née Le Fer de la Lande) |
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| nationality = French |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/swimming/index.html |title=ESPN Sydney Swimming |accessdate=2007-07-22 }}</ref> | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle relay]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html |title=2004 Olympic Games swimming results |accessdate=2007-07-22 }}</ref> | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle relay]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle relay]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA_World_Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]]|1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|800 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|800 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]]|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|800 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php |title=Montreal 2005 Results |accessdate=2007-06-09 }}</ref>|200 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming|2007 Melbourne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Melbourne_2007/results/swimming.php |title=12th FINA World Championships |accessdate=2007-06-09 }}</ref>|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]]|200 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Championships - Short Course|World Championships (SC)]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 FINA Short Course World Championships|2002 Moscow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=8866485 |title=2002 World Championships - Short Course Swim Rankings results |accessdate=2007-07-24 }}</ref>|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 FINA Short Course World Championships|2002 Moscow]]|1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 FINA Short Course World Championships|2002 Moscow]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|4 x 200 m freestyle relay}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/results.stm |title=BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics |accessdate=2007-08-29 }}</ref>|[[2002 Commonwealth Games results#Swimming|200 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|[[2002 Commonwealth Games results#Swimming|400 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|[[2002 Commonwealth Games results#Swimming|1500 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/results.stm |title=BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics |accessdate=2007-08-29 }}</ref>|[[2002 Commonwealth Games results#Swimming|4 x 200 m freestyle relay]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|[[2002 Commonwealth Games results#Swimming|4 x 100 m freestyle relay]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | 400 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | 800 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | 1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1999 Sydney]] | 1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1999 Sydney]] | 4x200 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 800 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 1500 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 4x100 m freestyle}} |
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{{MedalSilver| [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1999 Sydney]] | 400 m freestyle}} |
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'''Grant George Hackett''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] (born [[May 9]], [[1980]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[swimming|swimmer]] most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] race at both the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]] and the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history. He also collected a gold medal in Sydney for swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. He is well regarded for his versatility, being the world record holder in the 1500 m and 800 m freestyle, and 2nd and 4th in the 400 m and 200 m freestyle respectively. He has dominated the 1500 m event in the past decade, being undefeated in the event in finals from 1996 until the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]]. His four World Championship gold medals in the event make him the only swimmer to have won a world title in one event four times, and in total, he has won 10 World Championship gold medals. |
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'''Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne''' ([[May 22]], [[1724]] - [[June 12]], [[1772]]) was a [[France|French]] explorer. He was born in [[Saint Malo]] and joined the [[French East India Company]] at the age of 11 (which was not uncommon at the time) as a sub-[[lieutenant]] aboard the ''Duc de Bourgogne''. |
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Hackett has been the captain of the Australian swimming team since the role was reintroduced in 2005. |
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During the [[War of the Austrian Succession]], he commanded several ships and was a captain by 1745. In the [[Seven Years' War]], he was engaged in various naval operations. |
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==Career== |
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Hackett was born at [[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] of [[Queensland]]. The son of a policeman and younger brother of an [[Ironman]] champion, he first achieved prominence on debut at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships, where he first won the 1500 meters. He also won the 400 m freestyle, recording his only international victory over the yet-to-be-famous [[Ian Thorpe]] at the distance in international competition. During the 1998 World Championships, he also won the event and was narrowly upset by Thorpe in the 400 m. He also combined with Thorpe, [[Michael Klim]] and [[Daniel Kowalski]] to win the 4×200 m freestyle relay, beginning a six-year winning streak in the event over the [[United States]]. These results were replicated at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. From 1997 to 2007 he was unbeaten in the 1500 m, winning it at every major world competition, including the World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, Olympics, Commonwealth and Australian Championships. |
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In 1999, Hackett broke his first world record, unexpectedly breaking [[Giorgio Lamberti]]'s 200 m freestyle world record at a club-level meet in Queensland. It was subsequently broken by Ian Thorpe in the same year at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney, although Hackett himself bettered his old mark. Hackett himself claimed the 1500 m freestyle, and combined with Thorpe, Klim and [[Bill Kirby]] to break the world record in the 4×200 m freestyle. |
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After the war, he again sailed on the East India routes and eventually settled in [[Port Louis]] on [[Mauritius]], where he also was the harbourmaster for some time. |
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Entering the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Hackett was the overwhelming favourite in the 1500 m freestyle, and was also expected to help Thorpe take a [[quinella]] in the 200 m and 400 m events. However, due to a virus finished eighth and seventh respectively. He followed this with an extremely slow swim in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay, and was dropped from the final quartet, being replaced by [[Todd Pearson]]. By the time the final of the 1500 m freestyle came, Hackett had qualified third behind sentimental favourite [[Kieren Perkins]], who was being vocally cheered by the crowd. In the face of the immense pressure, Hackett adopted a more attacking, fast-starting approach, and managed to hang on to claim gold. |
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When the French East India Company collapsed and was dissolved in 1769, du Fresne was suddenly unemployed. He convinced [[Pierre Poivre]], the civil administrator, to equip him with two ships and send him on a two-fold mission: first, he was to bring [[Ahu-toru]], a Tahitian who had been brought to [[Paris]] and exposed there, but brought back only as far as Mauritius, back to [[Tahiti]], and second, he was to search for the [[Antarctica|southern continent]]. Du Fresne was given two ships, the ''Mascarin'' and the ''Marquis de Castries''. Ahu-toru died of [[smallpox]] shortly after their departure from [[Port Louis]]. |
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Over shorter distances, Hackett has been somewhat overshadowed by his fellow Australian [[Ian Thorpe]]; with his versatility over varying distances often unheralded. Despite this, he is a hugely popular figure in Australia. His extroverted personality is in sharp contrast with Thorpe's more reserved style, and is more in line with Australian expectations of sporting figures. His major interests outside swimming are playing the guitar and motor racing. |
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On his expedition, he discovered first the [[Prince Edward Islands]] and then the [[Crozet Islands]] before sailing towards [[Australia]]. They spent a few days in [[Tasmania]], where Marion Bay in the south-east is named after him, before proceeding, and he sighted [[New Zealand]]'s [[Mount Taranaki]] or Mount Egmont on [[March 25]], [[1772]]. He named the mountain ''Pic Mascarin'' without knowing that [[James Cook]] had named it "Mount Egmont" three years earlier. |
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At the 2001 World Championships in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], Hackett was in the peak of his speed. He set personal bests in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle events, finishing second to Thorpe on both occasions, and bettering the previous world record in the latter. Along with Thorpe, Klim and Kirby, they bettered the previous world record in the 4×200 m freestyle. In the 1500 m, Hackett attacked immediately, and stayed well ahead of Perkins' world record, and with the crowd standing and willing him on, he broke the record by 7 seconds, to claim gold. |
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Over the next month, they explored the islands, repaired their ships and treated their [[scurvy]], first anchoring at [[Anchor Cove]] and later in the [[Bay of Islands]]. Apparently, their relations with the [[Māori]] were peaceful at first: they could communicate thanks to Tahitian vocabulary (a legacy of Ahu-toru's (mis-)adventure), and the Māori even held a ceremony for them. |
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He replicated the results at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in Manchester, the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships in [[Yokohama]], and the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, taking the 1500 m and 4×200 m relay, while finishing behind Thorpe in the 400 m and 800 m, except in Barcelona where Thorpe opted not to swim the 800 m freestyle. He also claimed two silvers and a bronze (in Barcelona) for his outings in the 200 m freestyle. |
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However, the French appear to have broken [[tapu (Polynesian culture)|tapu]] "tapu" (extremely prohibited, sacred, untouchable by human contact) in Manawaora Bay, tapu was placed on the area as members of the local tribe had drowned here some time earlier, and their bodies had been washed up at Tacoury's Cove. It was in this area that du Fresne had been fishing one day, in spite of Māori warning du fresne about the extreme "tapu" of the area. |
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At 196 cm (six foot five) and 89.8 kg (198 pounds), Hackett wins the gruelling 1500 meters race by sheer physical strength and stamina. He showed this in Sydney when he won despite having only partly recovered from illness, and again in Athens, when he survived challenges from swimmers ([[Larsen Jensen]] and [[David Davies (swimmer)|David Davies]]) six years his junior to hang on to win the race, despite a partially collapsed lung. This came after a solid swim in the 400 m to claim silver behind Thorpe, and an unconvincing swim in the 200 m and 4×200 m relay, when he was more than a second outside of his best. His sluggish heat swim placed him third, raising concerns amongst the Australian camp. After the Olympics, it was revealed that one of his lungs was partially collapsed, leaving his total lung capacity diminished by 25%. |
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When the local Maori's learnt of du Fresne fishing in the "tapu" bay created anger with in the locals not only would this incur the wrath of the gods but would anger neighbouring tribes and be a cause for war so on [[July 12]], [[1772]], An angered group of a few hundred Māori warriors set on du Fresne and his fishing crew who had unsuspectingly arrived in his favourite fishing area in a small "gig". du Fresne and twenty six men of his crew were killed and eaten by the upset Māori, |
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In 2005, Swimming Australia introduced the concept of a captain for the swimming team. Hackett was awarded this honour, and led Australia in the World Championships at [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]. He won gold medals in the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, the first person ever to achieve this feat. His victory in the 800 m event broke Thorpe's world record, and his 1500 m victory saw him become the first to win an event four times at a World Championships. He was named as FINA's Male swimmer of the meet. He was named as the Australian Swimmer of the Year in 2005, and was also named the Swimmer of the Year by the Swimming World magazine. |
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The ill-fated fishing party was made up this day of : de Vaudricourt and Lehoux, Pierre - a volunteer, Thomas Ballu of Vannes, Pierre Mauclair - the second pilot, from St Malo, Louis Menager - the steersman from Lorient, Vincent Kerneur of Port-Louis and Marc Le Garff, from Lorient, Marc Le Corre of Auray, Jean Mestique of Pluvigner, Pierre Cailloche of Languidic and Mathurin Daumalin of Hillion.. |
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In November 2005, Hackett announced his withdrawal from the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] due to being unavailable for the selection trials because of a minor surgery to correct a shoulder injury. However, he was given dispensation to act as a non-competing captain in order to mentor the fellow swimmers in the lead-up to the competition. |
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Lieutenant Crozet went with a small party in search for du frense when he did not return to the Mascarin, when Crozet learnt of there deaths, he returned to the ship |
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In late 2006, Hackett relocated to [[Melbourne]] due to personal reasons. He attributed his disrupted preparation to adjusting with his new regime. Prior to the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]], he presented a pessimistic outlook of his prospects. |
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In retaliation, the French burnt down a village named [[Paeroa]] killing 250 Māori before leaving, they named the bay "Ance des Assasinats" (Assassination Cove). |
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[[Image:Monument a la memoire de Nicolas Thomas Marion-Dufresne et son equipage bay of island nz.JPG|thumb|Monument a la memoire de Nicolas Thomas Marion-Dufresne et son equipage bay of islands new zealand Te Hue Bay "Assasination cove"]] |
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They left on 12th July 1772, the French buried a bottle at Waipoa, on Moturua. Within the bottle were enclosed the arms of France and a formal statement taking possession of the whole country; with the name of "France Australe." |
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He qualified last in the 400 m event, but lead in the final before fading in the last lap to take the bronze medal. He qualified fifth in the 800 m event, but finished seventh, more than ten seconds behind the winner. In 1500 m final Hackett came seventh, ending his decade long unbeaten streak in the event. |
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The ship providing logistical support to the [[French Southern Territories]] of [[Île Amsterdam]], [[Île Saint-Paul]], [[Îles Crozet]], and [[Îles Kerguelen]] is named [[French ship Marion Dufresne (1995)|''Marion Dufresne II'']] in his honour. |
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* [[Edward Duyker]] (ed.) The Discovery of Tasmania: Journal Extracts from the Expeditions of Abel Janszoon Tasman and Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne 1642 & 1772, St David's Park Publishing/Tasmanian Government Printing Office, Hobart, 1992, pp. 106, ISBN 0 7246 2241 1. |
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* [[Edward Duyker]], An Officer of the Blue: Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne 1724—1772, South Sea Explorer, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1994, pp. 229, ISBN 0 522 84565 7. |
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In December 2007, Hackett competed in and won his first National Championship 10km Open Water race. By barely edging out veteran open-water swimmer and Ironman Triathlete [[Ky Hurst]], the pair both qualified for the World Championships in in Seville, Spain. However, Hackett failed to finish in the top 10 in this event, and therefore missed out on qualifying for the 10km open water swim at the 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news | last=Cowley | first=Michael | title=Hackett fails in open water | date=5 May 2008 | publisher=The Age | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/beijing2008/hackett-fails-in-open-water/2008/05/04/1209839454865.html}}</ref> He was also criticised for appearing to be overweight after the event, a claim that he rejected as "ridiculous".<ref>{{cite news | last=Paxinos | first=Stathi | title=No muffin top here: Hackett fighting fit | date=7 May 2008 | publisher=The Age | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/beijing2008/no-muffin-top-here-hackett-fighting-fit/2008/05/07/1209839706952.html}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1M13 Biography of Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne], [[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]] |
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* http://history-nz.org/discovery4.html |
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* http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10318b.htm |
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* http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/IdeasOfMaoriOrigins/2/ENZ-Resources/Standard/2/en |
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At the 2008 Victorian Short Course Swimming Championships, his final Australian meet before departing for the Olympics, Hackett broke his own 800 metres freestyle world record - lowering the mark by almost two seconds to 7:23.42.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hackett on track after short course WR|url=http://www.hansonsportsmedia.com/article.asp?id=2423|publisher=''Hanson Sports Media''|date=[[2008-07-22]]|accessdate=2008-07-24}}</ref> |
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Though Hackett failed to qualify for the 10,000m; he succeeded in other events. He swims the 400m and 1500m freestyle and the 4x200m freestyle relay. In the 1500m he finished second, winning the silver medal behind [[Tunisian]] [[Oussama Mellouli]]. Had he won, he would have been the first male swimmer to win three successive Olympic titles in the same event, an opportunity denied to two-time Olympic 1500m champion [[Vladimir Salnikov]] due to the [[Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics communist boycott]]. He handed his individual 200m freestyle swim to third place finisher at trials, [[Nicholas Sprenger]]. |
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==Career Best Times== |
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#200 Freestyle-1:45.61 |
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[[fr:Nicolas Thomas Marion-Dufresne]] |
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#400 Freestyle-3:42.51 |
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#800 Freestyle-7:38.65(WR) |
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[[ja:ニコラ・トマ・マリオン＝デュフレーヌ]] |
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#1500 Freestyle-14:34.56(WR) |
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==Personal life== |
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[[uk:Марк-Жозеф Маріон дю Фресн]] |
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On 14 April 2007, Hackett married Australian singer [[Candice Alley]]. |
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He has Bachelor of Commerce and Laws degrees from [[Bond University]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Bellamy | first=Louise | title=Swimming and the city | date=14 July 2008 | publisher=The Age| url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/beijing2008/swimming-and-the-city/2008/07/14/1215887537058.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[World record progression 1500 metres freestyle]] |
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== External links == |
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* {{FINA name|id=AUS_gHackett|name=Grant Hackett}} |
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* {{Swimming Australia name|id={626A2A8A-FEFB-4671-9667-6C961C63637B}|name=Grant Hackett}} |
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* [http://granthackettonline.free.fr Grant Hackett Online] |
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* {{imdb name|id=0352456|name=Grant Hackett}} |
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* Videos & Results on [http://www.swimpassion.net/Athletes/granthackett.html SwimPassion.net] |
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kieren Perkins]]|title=[[World record progression 1500 metres freestyle|Men's 1500 metre freestyle<br />world record holder (long course)]]|years=29 July 2001 – present|after=Incumbent|rec}} |
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Thorpe]]|title=[[World record progression 800 metres freestyle|Men's 800 metre freestyle<br />world record holder (long course)]]|years=27 July 2005 – present|after=Incumbent|rec}} |
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Grant George Hackett OAM (born May 9, 1980) is an Australian swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history. He also collected a gold medal in Sydney for swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. He is well regarded for his versatility, being the world record holder in the 1500 m and 800 m freestyle, and 2nd and 4th in the 400 m and 200 m freestyle respectively. He has dominated the 1500 m event in the past decade, being undefeated in the event in finals from 1996 until the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. His four World Championship gold medals in the event make him the only swimmer to have won a world title in one event four times, and in total, he has won 10 World Championship gold medals.
Hackett has been the captain of the Australian swimming team since the role was reintroduced in 2005.
Career
Hackett was born at Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland. The son of a policeman and younger brother of an Ironman champion, he first achieved prominence on debut at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships, where he first won the 1500 meters. He also won the 400 m freestyle, recording his only international victory over the yet-to-be-famous Ian Thorpe at the distance in international competition. During the 1998 World Championships, he also won the event and was narrowly upset by Thorpe in the 400 m. He also combined with Thorpe, Michael Klim and Daniel Kowalski to win the 4×200 m freestyle relay, beginning a six-year winning streak in the event over the United States. These results were replicated at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. From 1997 to 2007 he was unbeaten in the 1500 m, winning it at every major world competition, including the World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, Olympics, Commonwealth and Australian Championships.
In 1999, Hackett broke his first world record, unexpectedly breaking Giorgio Lamberti's 200 m freestyle world record at a club-level meet in Queensland. It was subsequently broken by Ian Thorpe in the same year at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney, although Hackett himself bettered his old mark. Hackett himself claimed the 1500 m freestyle, and combined with Thorpe, Klim and Bill Kirby to break the world record in the 4×200 m freestyle.
Entering the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Hackett was the overwhelming favourite in the 1500 m freestyle, and was also expected to help Thorpe take a quinella in the 200 m and 400 m events. However, due to a virus finished eighth and seventh respectively. He followed this with an extremely slow swim in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay, and was dropped from the final quartet, being replaced by Todd Pearson. By the time the final of the 1500 m freestyle came, Hackett had qualified third behind sentimental favourite Kieren Perkins, who was being vocally cheered by the crowd. In the face of the immense pressure, Hackett adopted a more attacking, fast-starting approach, and managed to hang on to claim gold.
Over shorter distances, Hackett has been somewhat overshadowed by his fellow Australian Ian Thorpe; with his versatility over varying distances often unheralded. Despite this, he is a hugely popular figure in Australia. His extroverted personality is in sharp contrast with Thorpe's more reserved style, and is more in line with Australian expectations of sporting figures. His major interests outside swimming are playing the guitar and motor racing.
At the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Hackett was in the peak of his speed. He set personal bests in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle events, finishing second to Thorpe on both occasions, and bettering the previous world record in the latter. Along with Thorpe, Klim and Kirby, they bettered the previous world record in the 4×200 m freestyle. In the 1500 m, Hackett attacked immediately, and stayed well ahead of Perkins' world record, and with the crowd standing and willing him on, he broke the record by 7 seconds, to claim gold.
He replicated the results at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama, and the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, taking the 1500 m and 4×200 m relay, while finishing behind Thorpe in the 400 m and 800 m, except in Barcelona where Thorpe opted not to swim the 800 m freestyle. He also claimed two silvers and a bronze (in Barcelona) for his outings in the 200 m freestyle.
At 196 cm (six foot five) and 89.8 kg (198 pounds), Hackett wins the gruelling 1500 meters race by sheer physical strength and stamina. He showed this in Sydney when he won despite having only partly recovered from illness, and again in Athens, when he survived challenges from swimmers (Larsen Jensen and David Davies) six years his junior to hang on to win the race, despite a partially collapsed lung. This came after a solid swim in the 400 m to claim silver behind Thorpe, and an unconvincing swim in the 200 m and 4×200 m relay, when he was more than a second outside of his best. His sluggish heat swim placed him third, raising concerns amongst the Australian camp. After the Olympics, it was revealed that one of his lungs was partially collapsed, leaving his total lung capacity diminished by 25%.
In 2005, Swimming Australia introduced the concept of a captain for the swimming team. Hackett was awarded this honour, and led Australia in the World Championships at Montreal, Canada. He won gold medals in the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, the first person ever to achieve this feat. His victory in the 800 m event broke Thorpe's world record, and his 1500 m victory saw him become the first to win an event four times at a World Championships. He was named as FINA's Male swimmer of the meet. He was named as the Australian Swimmer of the Year in 2005, and was also named the Swimmer of the Year by the Swimming World magazine.
In November 2005, Hackett announced his withdrawal from the 2006 Commonwealth Games due to being unavailable for the selection trials because of a minor surgery to correct a shoulder injury. However, he was given dispensation to act as a non-competing captain in order to mentor the fellow swimmers in the lead-up to the competition.
In late 2006, Hackett relocated to Melbourne due to personal reasons. He attributed his disrupted preparation to adjusting with his new regime. Prior to the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, he presented a pessimistic outlook of his prospects.
He qualified last in the 400 m event, but lead in the final before fading in the last lap to take the bronze medal. He qualified fifth in the 800 m event, but finished seventh, more than ten seconds behind the winner. In 1500 m final Hackett came seventh, ending his decade long unbeaten streak in the event.
In December 2007, Hackett competed in and won his first National Championship 10km Open Water race. By barely edging out veteran open-water swimmer and Ironman Triathlete Ky Hurst, the pair both qualified for the World Championships in in Seville, Spain. However, Hackett failed to finish in the top 10 in this event, and therefore missed out on qualifying for the 10km open water swim at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8] He was also criticised for appearing to be overweight after the event, a claim that he rejected as "ridiculous".[9]
At the 2008 Victorian Short Course Swimming Championships, his final Australian meet before departing for the Olympics, Hackett broke his own 800 metres freestyle world record - lowering the mark by almost two seconds to 7:23.42.[10]
Though Hackett failed to qualify for the 10,000m; he succeeded in other events. He swims the 400m and 1500m freestyle and the 4x200m freestyle relay. In the 1500m he finished second, winning the silver medal behind Tunisian Oussama Mellouli. Had he won, he would have been the first male swimmer to win three successive Olympic titles in the same event, an opportunity denied to two-time Olympic 1500m champion Vladimir Salnikov due to the 1984 Summer Olympics communist boycott. He handed his individual 200m freestyle swim to third place finisher at trials, Nicholas Sprenger.
Career Best Times
- 200 Freestyle-1:45.61
- 400 Freestyle-3:42.51
- 800 Freestyle-7:38.65(WR)
- 1500 Freestyle-14:34.56(WR)
Personal life
On 14 April 2007, Hackett married Australian singer Candice Alley.
He has Bachelor of Commerce and Laws degrees from Bond University.[11]
See also
External links
- Grant Hackett at World Aquatics
- Grant Hackett at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Grant Hackett Online
- Grant Hackett at IMDb
- Videos & Results on SwimPassion.net
References
- ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ "2002 World Championships - Short Course Swim Rankings results". Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ^ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ^ Cowley, Michael (5 May 2008). "Hackett fails in open water". The Age.
- ^ Paxinos, Stathi (7 May 2008). "No muffin top here: Hackett fighting fit". The Age.
- ^ "Hackett on track after short course WR". Hanson Sports Media. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bellamy, Louise (14 July 2008). "Swimming and the city". The Age.
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