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...Thomas and Henry somehow managed to trump even better-known compatriots Ian Thorpe (who won the 200-m and 400-m freestyle) and Grant Hackett (who retained his 1,500-m crown) in the medal and publicity stakes. The two swimmers also helped Australia's women to finish ahead of their U.S. counterparts in the country rankings, thanks to their team's world-record breaking performances in the 100-m freestyle and 100-m medley relays. And the exploits of newcomers such as Lisbeth Lenton, Alice Mills and Jessicah Schipper, and more experienced performers such as breaststrokers Brooke Hanson...
...surreal," says Daniel Kowalski, a two-time Australian champion in the event and dual Olympian. "Everyone (at the pool) was stunned and it was very quiet." Although Team Thorpe lodged appeals, they were dismissed. When Grant Hackett and Craig Stevens finished one-two in the evening final to qualify for a start in Athens, Thorpe was a spectator. "You're talking about one of the greatest athletes in history - and this is his pet event," said a subdued Hackett. "(Thorpe) must be just hurting." Thorpe is perhaps the nation's most revered sports personality and fans were quick to demand...
...David Hackett Fischer...
...David Hackett Fischer...
...DIED. BUDDY HACKETT, 78, film funnyman who parlayed rotund homeliness into starring roles in The Music Man and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; in Malibu, California. In his later years, Hackett was rarely off the nightclub circuit but got occasional film parts, most notably as the voice of Scuttle the seagull in Disney's The Little Mermaid...