Tag: Mack Horton
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Horton dreams of restoring Australia’s 1,500 reign
For a myopic teenager who can barely see his hand in front of his face, Australia’s Mack Horton has a laser-sharp focus on his bid to restore his nation’s dynasty in the 1,500 metres freestyle. Swimming’s most gruelling pool event holds a special fascination in Australia, which has produced an honour-roll of 1,500 champions since…
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Mack Horton can win Rio gold: Grant Hackett
Australian swimming great Grant Hackett believes his country has unearthed its next Olympic 1,500 metres freestyle champion in 18-year-old Mack Horton. Horton confirmed his status as Australia’s new long-distance king with an easy win in the 1500 final at the national championships on Friday. Horton cruised to victory in 14 minutes 44.09 seconds, the fastest…
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Horton has 1500m swim heroics in sight
What a shame short-sighted young gun Mack Horton can’t see the scoreboard at the national swimming titles in Sydney. It seems he is the last to know about his world-beating performances. And the stage is set for him to be initially oblivious of a doozy in the 1500m freestyle final on Friday night. At just…
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Super Serious Fun at Mack Horton
Australian Swim Team member Mack Horton had some #SuperSeriousFun playing some pranks on his squad mates in the lead up to the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Courtesy of Swimming Australia on YouTube
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Eamon Sullivan, Emily Seebohm claim national titles
See news.com.au Veteran swimmers Eamon Sullivan and Emily Seebohm booked their tickets to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with victory at the national titles on the weekend, while youngster Mack Horton impressed in the men’s 1500m.
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2014 Australian Trials SwimFan Week – Queensland
Another week of awesome videos from Swimming Australia, as lead-up to the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Trials in Brisbane, Tuesday 1 – Sunday 6 April 2014. Monday Memory Featuring Brittany Elmslie, Grant Irvine, Ned McKendry, Katie Goldman, Maddie Wilson, Maddie Elliott, Bronte Barratt
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Jordan Harrison’s 1500m Freestyle Final in 80 seconds
2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships – Adelaide
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Jordan Harrison 14:51.70 and 3rd fastest Aussie 1500 swimmer ever
Read for instance news.com.au and The Australian Guided by Hackett’s coach Denis Cotterell at the same Gold Coast pool, Harrison last night became the second fastest 17-year-old in the history of the 1500m freestyle. Harrison’s 14min51.02sec is quicker than Hackett’s 14:51.70 when he won the 1998 world championship in Perth. The fastest time ever by…
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Meet the next generation of Aussie swim stars
Mack Horton and other up-and-coming Australian swimmers introducing themselves.