Olympic Gold medallist and Australian Swimmer Grant Hackett has signed a four year deal with Channel Nine, which will see him presenting its Melbourne’s weekend sports bulletin. He will also be part of Channel Nine’s coverage of the Olympics for 2010 in Vancouver and 2012 in London.

He will also appear on Sunday’s Wide World of Sports alongside Ken Sutcliffe and appear on What’s Good For You.

Hackett previously had a contract with Seven, which will end of this year, but turned his back on the network after being told he stay with the network and compete with Dancing With The Stars.