Australian Swimmer Hackett Breaks 1500 Meters Short-Course World Record

Grant Hackett of Australia broke the men's 1,500 meters freestyle short-course world record at the Australian Short Course Championships in Perth on Tuesday.

Hackett clocked 14 minutes 10.10 seconds, beating his own world mark of 14:19.55 set in Perth in 1998.

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