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Sam Short equals Grant Hackett and reminds us how far we've come
Key takeaways
- Samuel Short was in agony after his brutal program.
- This is a man whose 2024 Paris Olympics were hurt by a bout of gastroenteritis and who missed the 800m final at the 2025 world championships due to food poisoning.
- But, after the brutal program Short had at these trials for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships, it all falls under the auspices of carbohydrate loading — the thinking man's "cheat day".
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Samuel Short was in agony after his brutal program. (Getty Images: Matt King)
Link copied Share Share article For a man whose two most recent major championships have been blighted by squirrelly guts, Sam Short sure does like to keep us abreast of his epicurean exploits.
He was eager to dive into a bowl of his mum's spaghetti after wrapping up his 800m national title at the Australian Swimming Trials, and as his knees were weak and his arms were heavy in the final third of his 1,500m, Short admitted to fantasising about the takeaway meal awaiting him.
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