Hackett claims silver

(Monday 18 August 2008)

28 year old Grant Hackett claimed silver on Sunday in the 1500 metre freestyle.

Hackett had hoped to win Gold and rewrite history for Australian Olympic swimming.

"Right now I'm spent and it's a mixture of emotion - relieved, a little bit of disappointment but still happy knowing that I gave everything," Hackett said.

"The way that swimming continues to improve and the standard that is being set now, to get it exactly right for one is tough, for two is really tough and for three it becomes close to an impossible task, so if someone can do it I totally take my hat off to them.”

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