Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe, OAMis an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds,...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth13 October 1982
CitySydney, Australia
CountryAustralia
It's getting close to being two years away, so it's close, and it's exciting already,
It was difficult coming to terms with not being able to compete but in the end it was the only decision I could come to.
It's a hot field. It's going to be a good race at the Commonwealth Games,
It's a hot 100 field at the moment. It's going to be a good Commonwealth Games . . . a very, very tough race.
I'm disappointed that I really haven't been able to race in a way that is reflective of the amount of work that I have done and how I have trained. But I don't regret giving this a go.
I'm more comfortable knowing that, chances are, I'm going to fail at this. I've become comfortable with that.
When I started this I wanted to get back in the pool, I wanted to race and I wanted to go to the Olympics. I still want to do all of those things.
Nowhere near as sluggish for a morning swim this morning, so I was comfortable and hopefully it'll be a bit faster tonight.
I think I should retire after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
My training is going exceptionally well. I'm fit and I have been for quite some time. I'm looking forward to racing.
I hope I have preparations where I am healthy and I can produce my best. I hope that once I'm better I can monitor these things and when I get worn out and fatigued, really monitor my health as well as I can.
I have never taken so many tablets in my life as I have in the past few weeks.
I'm not worried about the pressure that comes with it, a little concerned, but not worried,
After that, it was then that I wanted to be back and competing,