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His high elbow is amazing! Seems australians are quite impressive with this tecnique...
ViniBsb1973 5 hours ago
I absolutly love this and I can't stop watching it!
ninjaswimmer 6 days ago
It's unreal he's a clear ahead of some of the others and they aren't exactly slow.
benji1083 7 months ago
my personal best is 26:00 range!!! and I was in decent shape, swam 66 lengths non-stop and at a decent pace. HOLY CRAP HACKETT IS A GOD!
cobrien1977 7 months ago
This was the first swimming event I ever watched as we got a TV right before it, I remember watching this race and thinking "holy crap, that's incredible". One of the most amazing swims I've ever seen, and it just gets more and more epic as the record gets older and older. Does anyone have the full video from above the water by any chance?
jonostan 8 months ago in playlist Swimming - Fukuoka World Champ. 2001
In my view, this is the single greatest feat by a human being in the arena of aquatic sport. This is testified by the fact that the record has stood for virtually a decade, whilst every other swimming world record has been broken. This swim alone puts Hackett firmly amongst the pantheon of the planet's all-time elite athletes.
seismicevent 1 year ago 3
@seismicevent How about Mary Meagher WR in women's 100m butterfly which stands for about 2 decades until being broken by Jeanny Thompson ? And her 200m butterfly WR which also holds for nearly 2 decades until Susie O Neill broke it ?
lexsoft 1 year ago
@lexsoft I think this particular record stands above all others is because it remained unbroken during the 'suit era'; a period when every other swimming world record was broken, often multiple times. There are of course other swims / records
seismicevent 1 year ago
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@lexsoft For me, this particular record is unique because it remained (and remains) unbroken during the 'suit era'; a time when every other swimming world record was broken - often multiple times. It will be interesting to see how long this record remains.
seismicevent 1 year ago
do you have the over water video
shokaae86 1 year ago
what is he doing there the guy with only swim shorts?LOL Speedsuits were legal so put one in dum*a*s :D
jeromed2 1 year ago
jrbc8 generally, they swim since they are 5 yo, they have a speedsuit, they swim in a 50m pool (you lose time in a 25m pool...) genetics has something to do in those performances, they only train, eat well & enough (nutriments too) and they relax + sleep in the afternoons + they receive massages frequenly, etc...
jeromed2 1 year ago
shit man!! closest I've ever gotten to that shit is a 16:25!!!!!
MetalcoreForLife 1 year ago
omg... i was lookin a reference in speed cos i swim 3km in one hour but ooomg haha im like stupi watching this world record.. i mean hes like 5.5 km/hr!!!! thats twice fast than me... omg... human been is just incredible!
jrbc8 3 years ago 6
he stops kicking sometimes. is it on purpose?
An1MuS 3 years ago
he does that only at the middle of each 50 to save his legs prolly. When he pushes off the the wall he's kickin to gain speed. (it's the same thing when he's goin to the wall) That's what i think :)
manhun7 3 years ago 3
your smart.
xXxMissxBloomxXx 3 years ago
Yes
Ielectrifyi 3 years ago
he starts with 3+3 off the wall then switches to 3+1 then interpolates a few 3+3 again when approaching the wall
cellardoor70 3 years ago
it's to conserve energy, the last 100-200m people usually start really kicking.
ElliotGrady 2 years ago
My guess is he's trying to retain energy for the crazy ass long race, I usually don't kick too hard when I do distance stuff, just enough to keep my balanced and flat on the water, but I'm a sprinter ^^ I hate distance lol
scoobysdeathwish756 1 year ago