Tag: Ian Thorpe
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Ian Thorpe Elevated to Legend Status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame | Sunrise
Retired swimming superstar Ian Thorpe has been elevated to Legend status in the prestigious Sport Australia Hall of Fame. During an interview about the incredible honour on Sunrise, which you can watch above, the five-time Olympic gold medalist joked that the news ‘definitely made my dayâ€. “I was asked whether I was willing to accept the award…
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Ian ‘Thorpie’ Thorpe Goes To The Camp To Talk About His Career and Drive To Win | Head Above Water
The sacrifice determination of being an Olympic swimmer is explained through Olympic Gold medalist, and legend, Ian Thorpe, as he goes to camp as inspiration for the Australian hopefuls.
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Why Olympians at the Top of Their Game Need to Start Thinking About Retirement | ABC News
Those who have won gold in Tokyo, like Olympians gone by, will be etched into Australian sporting history. But from the highs of Olympic glory, it can be a tough reality when it is all over and elite sporting careers come to an end. Athletes dedicate their lives to their discipline, and research shows most will…
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Meet The Swimming Legend Ian ‘Thorpie’ Thorpe | Head Above Water
Ian Thorpe one of the greatest and most successful ever swimmers for Australia tells his story of how has to transition from being an Olympic athlete to normal life after he retires.
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Men’s 200m Freestyle 🏊♂️ Last 5 Champions | Olympics
Enjoy this look back at the last 5 Men’s 200m Freestyle winners at the Olympics: Pieter van den Hoogenband 🇳🇱/ Sydney 2000 Ian Thorpe 🇦🇺/ Athens 2004 Michael Phelps 🇺🇸/ Beijing 2008 Yannick Agnel 🇫🇷/ London 2012 Sun Yang 🇨🇳/ Rio 2016
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Streamline (2021) Trailer | Sport, Olympic Swimmer, Drama Movie
Co–executive-produced by Ian Thorpe, this sports drama centres on a teenager fighting to stay afloat in the world of competitive swimming – and in his family life. In this coming-of-age tale, Levi Miller (Red Dog: True Blue, Jasper Jones, Pan) plays Benjamin, a 15-year-old swimming prodigy whose disciplined world collapses in on itself when his long-absent father…
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Ian Thorpe’s first Olympic Race! 🏊♂️ | Olympics
Looking back at Ian Thorpe’s first Olympic race in Sydney where he won 🥇🥇🥇 gold and 🥈🥈 silver medals, making him the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Enjoy watching his first race!
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What Ian Thorpe Thinks Of Singer-Turned-Swimmer Cody Simpson’s Chances Of Making The Olympics | The Project
Why Cody Simpson went from singing to swimming and what Ian Thorpe thinks of his chances of making the Olympics.
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Head Above Water | Official Trailer | Amazon Originals
Head Above Water, an Amazon Original four-part docuseries that follows elite Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe AM, Bronte Campbell OAM, and Kyle Chalmers OAM, as well as former-junior-champion-turned-international-musician, Cody Simpson in the lead up to the games in July. Head Above Water will launch on June 4, 2021, on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, United States,…