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Ian James Thorpe AM (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian along with fellow swimmer Emma McKeon.
Apr 26, 2024 · Ian Thorpe is an Australian athlete, who was the most successful swimmer in that country’s history, accumulating five Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship titles between 1998 and 2004. Thorpe began swimming competitively at age eight, and, although he had been uncoordinated in other.
Racing in the 400m freestyle, he won the gold medal by breaking his own world record. An hour after this triumph, Thorpe swam the anchor leg for Australia in the 4x100m freestyle relay. He came from behind to barely beat Gary Hall, Jr. of the United States in a thrilling finish.
85K Followers, 800 Following, 338 Posts - Ian Thorpe (@ian.thorpe) on Instagram: "Olympian Uncle Enquiry email mc@sel.com.au".
Ian Thorpe 3:40.08 – Olympic champion, 2000, 2004; World Champion 1998, 2001, 2003; (former world record holder) Sam Short 3:40.68 – World champion, 2023 Elijah Winnington 3:41.22 – World ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Ian Thorpe falls into the pool at the Sydney Aquatic Centre. Craig Golding. To this day, 20 years on, Ian Thorpe swears he heard a noise. Standing on top of the blocks for the last heat of the men ...
Australia's Ian Thorpe is quite simply a swimming legend. After becoming a world champion at the age of 15, he won the first three of his five Olympic gold medals as a 17-year-old at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
