HACKETT GOES DISTANCE WITH SPEEDO
Speedo has extended its sponsorship of the world’s most successful long distance swimmer, Australian Grant Hackett.
The new four-year agreement will see the undisputed king of long distance swimming through to Beijing in 2008 and beyond. Twenty-five-year-old Hackett is the reigning 1500m Olympic, World, Pan Pacific, Commonwealth and Australian champion and a world record holder in both short and long course events, unbeaten since 1996 – more than nine years ago.
Hackett’s international career has already seen him collect two Olympic gold medals, six world titles and two Commonwealth gold medals. In Athens alone last year he took home a gold medal in the 1500m and two silver medals in the 400m freestyle and the 4×200m freestyle relay.
Tony Wood, president of Speedo, said, “Grant Hackett is a phenomenal athlete and a great ambassador for both the Brand and the sport of swimming.�
Hackett will be lining up at the Telstra Australian Swimming Trial this week, in the new, specially designed, black and green SPEEDO Fastskin suit.
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