{"id":434201,"date":"2020-06-02T18:01:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T01:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=434201"},"modified":"2020-06-02T18:55:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T01:55:07","slug":"golden-friendship-grant-hackett-reveals-how-michael-phelps-heart-of-gold-saved-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/golden-friendship-grant-hackett-reveals-how-michael-phelps-heart-of-gold-saved-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Friendship: Grant Hackett Reveals How Michael Phelps&#8217; Heart Of Gold Saved His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Olympic great <strong>Grant Hackett<\/strong> has publicly acknowledged the world\u2019s greatest Olympian and his close friend <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> for virtually \u201csaving his life\u201d saying he was \u201clike a brother to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on\u00a0Australian breakfast television\u2019s <em>Sunrise<\/em>, on<em> Channel 7<\/em>, Hackett has revealed how Phelps invited him to stay at his Arizona home after he attended a 30-day detox program in Malibu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019d be convincing me to come over and stay with him for quite some time,\u201d Hackett explained<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_431232\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431232\" data-attachment-id=\"431232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/grant-hackett-turns-40-many-happy-returns-to-an-australian-who-went-to-lengths-beyond-to-be-the-best\/2004-athens-olympic-games-swimming\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/granthackettathenslaurel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Patrick B. 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Kraemer &lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Grant Hackett of Australia shows his gold medal after winning in the men&#8217;s swimming 1500 metre freestyle final held at the National Aquatics Center at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer \/ MAGICPBK) AUS, Half Length, Horizontal, Medal, Crown of Laurels, Frontal, Eye Contact&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grant Hackett in the midst of a golden career, an Olympic crown retained at Athens 2004 &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/granthackettathenslaurel-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/granthackettathenslaurel.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-431232\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/granthackettathenslaurel-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Hackett of Australia shows his gold medal after winning in the men's swimming 1500 metre freestyle final held at the National Aquatics Center at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer \/ MAGICPBK)\" width=\"569\" height=\"407\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-431232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant Hackett in the midst of a golden career, an Olympic crown retained at Athens 2004 &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFinally I did and basically lived there for most of that year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael and I have always had a special bond, we\u2019ve known each other for 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been there through all of his ups and downs as he has with mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime I go through something, he\u2019s the first person to text me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very close at a swimming level and become closer to friendship and more of an emotional level. He\u2019s like a brother to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hackett is one of Australia\u2019s greatest Olympians &#8211; a three-time gold medallist, who dominated the pool in the gruelling 1500 metre freestyle \u2013 holding the world record for an extraordinary 10 years between 2001 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p>It is vast approaching the 20 year anniversary for Hackett\u2019s ground-breaking Olympic gold medal swim \u2013 when he became the sixth Australian to win the coveted 1500m title, joining Andrew \u201cBoy\u201d Charlton (1924), Murray Rose (1956), John Konrads (1960), Bob Windle (1964) and Kieren Perkins (1992, 1996).<\/p>\n<p>The Sydney 2000 Games also saws the debut of Phelps \u2013 who at just 15 finished fifth in the 200m butterfly \u2013 but who would go on to forge the greatest career of any swimmer in history \u2013 he too experiencing the downs in life as well as the super highs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_236466\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236466\" data-attachment-id=\"236466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-michael-phelps-quotes-to-keep-you-motivated\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"676,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/19\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/10\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nimgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: International Business Times &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-236466\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics.jpg\" alt=\"imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics\" width=\"505\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics.jpg 676w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/imgmichael-phelps-rio-2016-olympics-280x186.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-236466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HEART OF GOLD: Michael Phelps was a helping hand for Grant Hackett. Photo Courtesy: International Business Times<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A rollercoaster that both Hackett and Phelps have both come through together as they have plotted the next stages of their lives \u2013 away from the rigors of Olympic swimming careers.<\/p>\n<p>The years that followed Hackett\u2019s 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-morning-swim-show-grant-hackett-retires-matt-targett-talks-about-returning-to-auburn-university-phil-scholz-blind-since-15-rising-star-at-loyola-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retirement<\/a> saw a run of major public meltdowns and breakdowns before he retreated from the spotlight entirely \u2013 drawing on his family, friendships and disciplines learnt at the \u201cDenis Cotterell<\/p>\n<p>But now at 40, his life is back on track, with thanks to his new partner Sharlene Fletcher and \u201cspecial bond\u201d with fellow Olympic legend Phelps.<\/p>\n<p>Three years on, Hackett has well and truly turned his life around, having climbed the corporate ladder to become CEO of Finance group, Generation Life.<\/p>\n<p>He also become a father for the third time in January when fianc\u00e9e Sharlene Fletcher gave birth to baby son, Edward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent many years rebuilding, many years developing those relationships with the people that really matter and formulating a life that I can be proud of,\u201d he told Sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olympian<\/a> now hopes he can inspire other people struggling with mental health issues to overcome their demons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of people going through tough times who are struggling and they don\u2019t have to sit there and accept that, you can move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been evidence of that over the past few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve kept my head down, stayed focused and got that sense of purpose back again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Olympic great Grant Hackett has publicly acknowledged the world\u2019s greatest Olympian and his close friend Michael Phelps for virtually \u201csaving his life\u201d saying he was \u201clike a brother to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7938,"featured_media":130112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122075],"tags":[2468,6302],"class_list":["post-434201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-oceania","tag-grant-hackett","tag-michael-phelps"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Golden Friendship: Grant Hackett Reveals How Michael Phelps&#039; 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