{"id":433534,"date":"2020-05-28T06:08:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T13:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=433534"},"modified":"2020-05-28T08:53:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:53:29","slug":"distance-ace-kieren-perkins-discusses-career-on-inside-with-brett-hawke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/distance-ace-kieren-perkins-discusses-career-on-inside-with-brett-hawke\/","title":{"rendered":"Distance Ace Kieren Perkins Discusses Career on Inside With Brett Hawke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kieren Perkins &#8211; Distance Legend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The history of men\u2019s distance swimming is rich with Australian flavor, from the early days of <strong>Andrew \u201cBoy\u201d Charlton<\/strong> to the dominance of <strong>Murray Rose<\/strong> to the recent excellence of <strong>Grant Hackett<\/strong>. Wait, didn\u2019t we forget one of the all-timers? Obviously, <strong>Kieren<\/strong> <strong>Perkins<\/strong> is part of the list, and the two-time Olympic champion in the 1500-meter freestyle took time recently to join the <strong>Inside with Brett Hawke<\/strong> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Perkins was a national hero in Australia, on the strength of Olympic crowns in the 1500 free in 1992 and 1996, and a silver medal on home turf in 2000, where the torch was passed to Hackett. During his career, Perkins set world records in the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events and was twice a world champion. Now, he is the latest standout athlete to join Hawke on his successful podcast.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview that spans more than an hour and addresses a range of topics, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kieren-perkins-to-be-inducted-in-the-hall-of-fame-this-year-reversing-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hall of Famer<\/a> speaks with Hawke about his desire to train, his rivalry with Hackett, a 30 x 100s set he performed and mental toughness. 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