Bobby Hackett (swimmer)
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| Full name | Robert William Hackett, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bobby" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 15, 1959 Yonkers, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bernal's Gator Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Harvard University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert William Hackett, Jr. (born August 16, 1959) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec as a 16-year-old, where he won a silver medal in the men's 1500-meter freestyle, finishing behind U.S. teammate Brian Goodell.[1]
He was trained by coach Joe Bernal. Bernal, who is still the head coach of Bernal's Gator Swim Club in Boston, Massachusetts, was known to have given Hackett 100 x 100's on the 1:00. Hackett still holds one of the oldest National Age Group records, a 15:03.91 in the 1,500-meter freestyle. He set the record by shattering the previous record at the 1976 Olympics.
Currently, Hackett is living and working in the New York metro area, near where he grew up. He has made a living in commercial real estate and is volunteer coaching with the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester Marlins.[2]
See also
- List of Harvard University people
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres freestyle". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ http://swimswam.com/2012/12/the-most-enduring-usa-national-age-group-records-and-why/ Swim Swam
External links
- Bobby Hackett – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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| Preceded by Stephen Holland |
Men's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 21, 1976 – March 23, 1979 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Salnikov |
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