Ian Thorpe has become a doctor, adding another award to his adorned mantlepiece.
The Australian swimming great was presented with an honorary doctorate of letters from Macquarie University in Sydney.
It recognises the 31-year-oldรขโฌโขs achievements in sport, philanthropy and Indigenous rights.
Thorpe was greeted with applause from university graduates where he once studied an arts degree as he accepted the doctorate.
He apologised for not being actor Cate Blanchett, who was recently presented the same honour.
รขโฌลI know some of you may be tremendously disappointed,รขโฌย he said on Wednesday.
รขโฌลCate Blanchett gave one of these addresses just a week ago and youรขโฌโขre stuck with me.รขโฌย
Read The Guardian and Macquarie University
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