2001 | Ian Thorpe Vs Grant Hackett | World Record | 7.41.59 | 800m Freestyle | 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 | 18 year old Ian Thorpe takes down Kieren Perkins 800m Freestyle World Record at the 2001 Australian Swimming Championships in Hobart | Thorpe swims a time of 7.41.59, bettering the previous world mark by over 4 seconds | Grant Hackett also goes under the previous World Record | Thorpe and Hackett go on to take 1, 2 , later that year, at the 2001 World Swimming Championships, with Thorpe bettering the World Record even further | This footage has been taken from a Fox Sports ...
