The Age · Sport / Swimming

Short makes bold Commonwealth Games claim after having pizza and Hackett on his mind

· By Tom Decent
Story summary

Sam Short has talked up the prospect of an Australian clean sweep in the men’s 1500m freestyle at next month’s Commonwealth Games and admits he couldn’t stop thinking about treating himself to a pizza before going close to Grant Hackett’s fabled Australian record and matching one of the swimming great’s feats.

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