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
My training is going exceptionally well. I'm fit and I have been for quite some time. I'm looking forward to racing.
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,
It's going to be a tough Olympics program for Michael.
It was tough but I was able to produce a pretty good performance and I'm ecstatic about the result.
I wouldn't have swum this race if I wasn't satisfied about the decision Craig had made and how he made the decision,
I think I should retire after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
I'm not worried about the pressure that comes with it, a little concerned, but not worried,
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.
There is water in every lane, so it is OK.
I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a lot easier if you let your body do what it is trained for.
This Is Me”: ”For the record, I am not gay and all my sexual experiences have been straight. I'm attracted to women, I love children and aspire to have a family one day … I know what it's like to grow up and be told what your sexuality is, then realising that it's not the full reality. I was accused of being gay before I knew who I was.
I've enjoyed training again, I've enjoyed pushing myself in the pool and I'll keep on swimming until I feel I cannot get any more out of myself.