Bobby Hackett

Born in Yonkers, New York, Bob is a swimming legend. His specialty? Distance freestyle. At just 16 years old, he represented Team USA at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he won a Silver Medal in the men's 1,500 meter freestyle breaking the world record along with his teammate Brian Goodell for a 1-2 finish for the Americans.

In addition to his Olympic success, Bob is 1975 Pan American Games champion in the 1,500 meter freestyle and 1978 World Championships in the 4x200 freestyle relay. He set World Records in the 800 meter freestyle in 1976, and as a member of the 4x200 freestyle relay in 1978.

Today, Bob remains on the swimming leaderboard. He continues to hold one of the oldest records in the National Age Groups official ranking of US Swimmers under age 19. 43 years and counting!

More recently, Bob joined the Swimming and Diving coaching staff for the Emory University Eagles, a top-performing NCAA Div III Team.