Hackett sharp at grand prix
AUSTRALIAN swim team captain Grant Hackett stepped up preparations for this years world championships with a 400m freestyle victory at the Grand Prix meet in Brisbane.
Hackett looked sharp in his first hit-out since the Australian trials in March, posting a|time of 3 minutes, 52.33 seconds to easily account for fellow Queenslanders Nicholas Sprenger (4:01.31) and Cameron Smith (4:04.09).
Ashley Callus made an immediate impact during his return to the pool with a solid victory in the 100m freestyle with a time of 50.77s.
Albury swimmer Patrick Murphy was second with a time of 50.85s.
The meet is one of two grands prix being used as a warm-up to the Montreal championships in July by the Australian team under national coach Alan Thompson.
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