Hackett yet to finalise Montreal program
Australian swimmer Grant Hackett is yet to decide whether he will contest the 200 metres freestyle event at next month’s world championships in Montreal.
Hackett won the event at the world championship trials in March, but has been struck down by a recent virus that forced him to withdrawal from the grand prix meet currently being held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
The Gold Coast-based swimmer is due to contest the 400m, 800m and 15,00m freestyle events in Montreal.
Hackett said he would make a final decision on whether he would take part in the 200m in Montreal after discussing the matter with his coach Denis Cotterell.
“To be honest, I would probably listen to Denis more than I would listen to myself,” he said.
“If he came to me and said ‘look, this is really going to affect your program and play havoc with your other events and you are not going to get the best out of yourself’, then I would probably listen to that.”
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