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
I wouldn't have swum this race if I wasn't satisfied about the decision Craig had made and how he made the decision,
She's just pulling her hair out. But really she's cool with it.
I have struggled for the last three weeks to overcome my illness. It's very disappointing that I can't be part of the team.
It's going to be a tough Olympics program for Michael.
(It's for) core stability. The same kind of rotation as well. It's a little bit of variation.
It's getting close to being two years away, so it's close, and it's exciting already,
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.
It's not out of the question, but at the moment I intend to retire in Beijing.
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.
You tell your coach that you're going skiing for the weekend and they freak out a little bit,
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.
In the end it was the only decision I could come to. I would have been so far off my best it was not worthwhile. I'm not where I need to be.
I didn't think that that was going to happen, ... Maybe what I need is to get up and give more than I had tonight. But I'm really pleased with the way I swam.