Tag: Ian Thorpe
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Ian Thorpe gives up on Olympic dream after shoulder injury
Read The Telegraph A shoulder injury has forced the 30-year-old to abandon any hopes of competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. “I don’t want to be the old man who can’t do things – to push out something that may not be realistic any more,” Thorpe told The Sunday Telegraph. “Although I am going to…
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Rise and Swim (Welcome to the Grind)
Inspirational Swimming Video Featuring Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ian Thorpe, Cesar Cielo, Alain Bernard, James Magnusson, Nathan Adrian.
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Ian Thorpe swimming in the cool waters of the Bosphorus
Photo of Ian Thorpe swimming in the ‘cool waters of the Bosphorus’, when backing the 2013 Bosphorus Cross-Continental open water swim in Istanbul and the Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid. Ian Thorpe BoÄŸaz'ın serin sularında! pic.twitter.com/a4dBQmGqFn — Ä°stanbul 2020 (@istanbul2020TR) July 6, 2013 Hürriyet Daily News writes that even if he just swam a short ‘show…
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31-year-old Thorpe thinks of himself as a 26-year-old athlete
Read Hürriyet Daily News Upon a question about how he felt while swimming, Thorpe said he did not consider himself 30 years old in sport because of the four years of retirement, in which he did not compete in any races. Rather, he said he thought of himself as a 26-year-old athlete. “I kind of…
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Ian Thorpe looking forward to the 25th Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Read GiveMeSport The former Australian free-style swimmer Ian Thorpe is heading to one of the world’s greatest open water swimming competitions – the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim. Thorpedo, who has set numerous world records throughout his glittering swimming career, stated his excitement at being involved in the event via Twitter. Excited about heading to #Istanbul next…
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Thorpe: The age of the smaller swimmer is dawning
Interesting detail in a story about Ian Thorpe’s continuing comeback, read Asia One: According to Thorpe, one of the main reasons behind the emergence of Asian swimmers – as well as others with smaller physiques – is the greater ease with which they can turn at the wall. “For bigger swimmers, the cost of creating…
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Ian Thorpe won’t swim Australian Trials
Read for instance ctpost.com Swimming Australia confirmed Friday that the 30-year-old hadn’t entered any races and nominations have closed. The event doubles as the national championships and trials for the Barcelona worlds in July. Image courtesy of Doha Stadium Plus, CC BY 2.0
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Ian Thorpe loses $100K Swimming Australia funding
Read The Herald Sun Ian Thorpe has had $100,000 in funding cut by Swimming Australia while head coach Leigh Nugent has not heard from him since October. The decision by Swimming Australia to sever all financial support for the five-time Olympic gold medallist has cast fresh doubt over whether he will compete again. It has…
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Sunrise – Ian Thorpe in gay nightclub scandal
A Melbourne nightclub is in hot water after it used swim legend Ian Thorpe’s image to advertise a gay party. http://youtu.be/FhZPyIk195I