Bobby Hackett (swimmer)

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]

Bobby Hackett
Personal information
Full nameRobert William Hackett, Jr.
Nickname(s)"Bobby"
National teamUnited States
Born (1959-08-15) August 15, 1959
Yonkers, New York
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBernal's Gator Swim Club
College teamHarvard University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 1500 m freestyle
World Championships – Long course
Gold medal – first place 1978 West Berlin4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1978 West Berlin1500 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 1500 m freestyle

He was trained by coach Joe Bernal. Bernal, the former head coach of Bernal's Gator Swim Club in Boston, Massachusetts, was known to have given Hackett 100 x 100 yard sets on the 1:00 interval. Hackett still holds one of the oldest National Age Group records, a 15:03.91 in the 1,500-meter freestyle (long-course meters). He set the record by shattering the previous record at the 1976 Olympics.

As of 2012, Hackett was 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] He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1986.[3] Hackett now coaches part-time for Emory University's swimming and diving team.

See also

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres freestyle". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. http://swimswam.com/2012/12/the-most-enduring-usa-national-age-group-records-and-why/ Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Swim Swam
  3. "Robert W. Hackett Jr., Class of 1977 - Fordham Preparatory School".



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