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'm getting better and it's actually the best I've felt in a while. I think the antibiotics are starting to work.
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 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'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 have struggled for the last three weeks to overcome my illness. It's very disappointing that I can't be part of the team.
I don't know which events are really going to be right for me at the moment. I've got to work that out and I'm not going to rush it.
Having time away, it reignites that passion and that fire that you have. And I have that back and I'm looking forward to the next four years,
Training in that cold pool of a morning really tests you, whether you really want to do it or not,
I wouldn't final (I wouldn't make it to the final) in any of my events. Semi-final, I doubt and so , you know, I don't know how I'd be after the races either. I could do more damage than good.
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.
It was tough but I was able to produce a pretty good performance and I'm ecstatic about the result.
Nowhere near as sluggish for a morning swim this morning, so I was comfortable and hopefully it'll be a bit faster tonight.