Going for gold! Olympic legend Grant Hackett lists his stunning resort-style Melbourne mansion for $8.4 million

The resort-style Melbourne home of Olympic great Grant Hackett is up for sale with a price guide of $7,950,000 – $8,400,000.

Grant, 44, purchased the five-bedroom, five-bathroom Brighton two-storey mansion with his wife, Sharlene, 39, back in 2021 in a private sale estimated to be worth between $5-6 million.

Located in the plush Bayside neighbourhood known as the ‘Golden Mile’, the Hackett’s went on to splash out for an extensive renovation to the property.

According to the Herald Sun, they completely redesigned the home and carefully selected each luxury fixture and fitting.

Situated a mere 100 metres from the waterfront, highlights include a grand entrance and a thoughtful open-plan layout which integrates a stylish mezzanine.

Features include a media room, a private study and an expansive living space that opens out to a lavishly appointed dining room.

There’s also a pool, an al fresco entertainment area, a guest bedroom, a gym and a basketball practice hoop. 

Some of the stunning fixtures include a five-metre-long marble kitchen bench, cream oak herringbone flooring and designer pendant lighting.

The en suite of the master bedroom boasts a double shower with bespoke backlit splashback made of Madagascan Lemurian Blue granite.

Another highlight is the landscaped garden, which hosts an outdoor kitchen.   

Grant and Sharlene share son Edward, five, and eighteen-month-old daughter Olympia. 

He also is father to twins, Charlize and Jagger, from his first marriage to Australian singer Candice Alley. 

The couple surprised fans when they announced they had tied the knot in a secret intimate ceremony in Melbourne in December 2020.

In a gushing tribute to his bride, Grant said he could no longer wait to be married – even though the pandemic ensured the wedding was smaller than the couple had hoped.

He wrote at length: ‘I feel so blessed to call you my beautiful wife @sharhackett. With a year that’s been filled with so much uncertainty it’s been such a perfect way to finish off 2020.

‘With COVID-19 continuing to delay our nuptials and the ability to properly plan our wedding, with all of our friends and family in the one location both locally and from overseas, Sharlene and I just wanted to say ‘I do’!’

The former athlete added a tribute to the couple’s son Edward Jagger Hackett.

‘Thank you to Jagger Hackett for being the most amazing ring bearer and best man,’ Grant wrote.

Grant and Sharlene announced their engagement in October 2019.

In July 2019, Grant confirmed he and Sharlene were expecting a baby in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.

‘I felt I was going to hit 40 and I wanted another opportunity as a dad,’ he said.

‘I knew I wanted more children but only with a committed person who was going to be a life partner.’

Grant and Sharlene welcomed Edward in January 2020.

Sharlene met Grant on the Gold Coast in 2015, and began dating in August 2018.

The athlete has described his relationship with Sharlene as ‘incredible’ and said the desserts chef is a good influence on him.

Grant rose to fame as a competitive swimmer winning gold in the men’s 1500 metres freestyle at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

He triumphed again in the same event in 2004 in Athens.