And an arena packed with Australian supporters. For myself, I have won every race I've been in. At 22, Thorpe is the most titled Australian swimmer in history. Australia's Ian Thorpe won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres freestyle at the Athens Olympics this evening. And that wouldn’t be the only dispute to look at. His victory in the 200m, the big race of the Games, ahead of the American Michael Phelps and Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband, gave him revenge for his surprise defeat by van den Hoogenband in front of his home crowd in Sydney in 2000. The fairytale has turned into a nightmare. Ian's talking about deliberately taking fewer strokes per lap during a technique set but the interesting point here is that when swimming in a race he actually took 30-32 strokes per 50m. He also came 6th in the 4x100m freestyle relay. Swimming 400m Freestyle Men's Final - World Record (3:40.59) - Sidney 2000 Summer Olympics - Ian Thorpe (AUS), Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA), Klete Keller (USA), AUSTRALIA - Sydney 2000 - Swimming 4x100m freestyle relay men (SW/M/411), BRAZIL - Sydney 2000 - Swimming 4x100m freestyle relay men (SW/M/411), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Sydney 2000 - Swimming 4x100m freestyle relay men (SW/M/411), Thorpedo' thrills the world with five medals, Thorpe conquers all to become first great all-round Olympian. He began swimming when he was only five years old and by the age of seven he started with competitions, winning his first race. For the heats, the best form of preparation is relaxation. The new Olympic Channel brings you news, highlights, exclusive behind the scenes, live events and original programming, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Ian James Thorpe (Sydney, 13 ottobre 1982) è un ex nuotatore australiano, specializzato nello stile libero.Soprannominato Thorpedo, è considerato uno dei più grandi nuotatori di tutti i tempi. Two days later, Thorpe earned a silver medal behind Pieter van den Hoogenband in the 200m freestyle. Hard to believe, right? THEY said that this might be the best swimming meeting of all time. Next he swam the leadoff leg for Australia's 4x200m freestyle relay team that went on to win in world record time. The USA had Gary Hall to finish the relay; Australia had Ian Thorpe as its final swimmer. How could one of the world’s greatest … An hour after this triumph, Thorpe swam the anchor leg for Australia in the 4x100m freestyle relay. Ian Thorpe Quotes - BrainyQuote. Thorpe had reclaimed the world record from van den Hoogenband in 2001, but the Dutchman once again entered the final as the top seed in the race. I usually wake up quite early and have my breakfast. The final in Sydney 2000 took that even further. I'll then head off to the pool and start warming up. The first opportunity came in late March at the 1999 Australian Championships in Brisbane, which doubled as a selection event for the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Thorpe leads from start to finish, smashing his own world record to claim Australia's first medal at these Games. In an episode of former Auburn University head swim coach Brett Hawke’s podcast, “Thorpedo” Ian Thorpe expressed to the swimming world that most were swimming the … After the race, Van den Hoogenband acknowledged that Thorpe was the best. IAN Thorpe said the race begins in the marshalling area. “It’s one of the best things, that pretty much everyone knows you,” Thorpe said. 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