Tag: Ian Thorpe
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Australian Olympic Committee to provide more mental health support ahead of Rio 2016
Read PerthNow The Australian Olympic Committee is set to send more psychologists to the Rio Olympics to meet athletes’ increasing demand for mental support. It comes after sporting stars, including champion swimmers Leisel Jones and Ian Thorpe, spoke out about the mental anguish they endured in pursuit of winning a gold medal. Aware of the…
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Leisel Jones reveals ‘psychotic pursuit’ of Olympic gold came at cost of mental health
Read Business Standard and The Telegraph Former Australian Olympic gold-medallist swimmer Leisel Jones has revealed that a ‘psychotic pursuit’ of her gold medal came at the cost of her mental health. Jones is one name in a list of Australia‘s finest sportspersons suffering mentally in the pursuit of success like Ian Thorpe, Petria Thomas, Libby Trickett, Greg…
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The Sydney Olympics | Olympic History
Part 2 is especially relevant to us aquatic fanatics … In part two of our look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games we focus on the events in the pool and the rivalry between the Australian and USA 100m freestyle relay teams. Featuring interviews with Olympic athletes Ian Thorpe and Gary Hall Jr we…
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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…