Tag: Ian Thorpe
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30 Years Of NSWIS | Starring Bradley McGee OAM, Louise Sauvage OAM, & Kirsten Thomson OLY | NSW Institute of Sport
The New South Wales Institute of Sport was established in 1996 with a clear purpose: to provide NSW athletes the environment, expertise and support they needed to perform on the world stage. Sydney 2000 gave that purpose an immediate focus. But the ambition was always bigger than one Games. The foundations laid in the lead…
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Shane Fielding: Inside the Extreme Life of a Pro Swimmer | The Human Element Podcast
What’s it really like to beat Michael Phelps in a race… then spend 20 years processing the “what ifs”? In this raw episode of The Human Element, ex-Australian swimmer Shane opens up about racing in the golden era alongside Thorpey, Hackett, and Klim, the brutal 1% margins that decide Olympic dreams, and the car accident…
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Michael Klim’s Comeback After Rare Illness ‘Attacked His Body’ | Australian Story | ABC News
Six years ago, Olympic swimming superstar Michael Klim was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), a progressive autoimmune disease that causes muscle wastage and sensory loss. He almost lost his ability to walk, forcing him to rethink his identity and search for a new purpose. Klim, along with fiancée Michelle Owen and fellow Olympians…
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Ian Thorpe – The Rise of an Olympic Legend | Olympics
Ian Thorpe, nicknamed “The Thorpedo”, is one of the greatest swimmers in Olympic history and a national icon in Australia. Known for his powerful technique, size 17 feet, and calm demeanour, he dominated the pool in the late 1990s and early 2000s — especially at his home Olympics in Sydney 2000.
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Is This the Greatest Race in Swimming History? | The Swim Scribe
The Race of the Century. THAT is what the men’s 200 meter freestyle was billed as during the 2004 Athens Olympics. But did it live up to the hype?
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Ian Thorpe: I Pretend To Swim Every Stroke While Commentating | The Project
Ian Thorpe commentated for the Olympics, and he tells us why he still swims every stroke with the swimmers while commentating… and calls out Pete Helliar for their time together on The Amazing Race.
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Ian Thorpe Kickstarts Charity Swim | 10 News First
Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe has kickstarted the charity swim ‘Laps For Life’ in collaboration with ReachOut.
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World Aquatics Championships 2025 Awarded to Singapore
World Aquatics today announced the award of the World Aquatics Championships 2025 to Singapore. The World Aquatics Championships – the premier international aquatics event – brings together the six aquatic sports of swimming, water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming, and high diving. With dates to be defined, the 2025 event will be staged…
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