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  • Study reveals homophobia common in Australian sport

    Study reveals homophobia common in Australian sport

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    The first national study of homophobia in Australian sport suggests insults, jokes and discrimination based on sexuality is commonplace both on and off the field. The findings came just days after Australia’s Olympic swimming star Ian Thorpe revealed he is gay and had feared the consequences of coming out. Read AFP

  • Ian Thorpe comes out as gay

    Ian Thorpe comes out as gay

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    After years of dismissing speculation about his sexuality, Ian Thorpe has revealed he is gay.Thorpe made the admission in a tell-all interview with Sir Michael Parkinson, News Corp reports. The interview, which will air on Sunday night on Channel Ten, has been described by Sir Michael as one he had wanted to do for a long…

  • Behold The Stiffys Rap About Ian Thorpe

    Behold The Stiffys Rap About Ian Thorpe

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    See hhhhappy.com Earlier this year, he was admitted to rehab in order to seek help for his depression and issues with alcohol. So, it is only fitting that we have decided to give the Thorpedo the love and attention he deserves. He’s as Australian as a sheep shearing station, Bunnings Warehouse, or this image. We love…

  • Top 10 celebrities who cheated death, including Ian Thorpe

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    A good read in general, here on stuff.co.nz Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe was also in New York on the day of the Word Trade Center attacks. Out for a jog, Thorpe planned to visit the observation deck of the World Trade Center, but returned to his hotel when he realised he had forgotten his…

  • All cleaned up, Ian Thorpe returns to TV

    All cleaned up, Ian Thorpe returns to TV

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    Read The Daily Telegraph Fallen swimming champion Ian Thorpe has triumphantly emerged from the darkest months of his life. Australia’s most successful Olympian is out of rehabilitation and will attend the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in July. His manager is in negotiations with Channel Ten and European networks for commentating roles at the swimming. Ten…

  • Give swimmers more post-career support, urges Brenton Rickard

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    Read The Sydney Morning Herald Two-time Olympic Games medallist Brenton Rickard has implored officials to build a post-career support network for Australia’s swimmers to help them transition to life out of the pool. Rickard is helping Swimming Australia create a new program to prepare athletes for retirement as three of the sport’s golden boys –…

  • Ian Thorpe released from Sydney hospital after battling serious infection

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    Read for instance The Independent Ian Thorpe has been released from hospital in Sydney following an infection, his manager has revealed. The five-time Olympic champion swimmer had contracted the infection in his shoulder during surgery earlier this year. The 31-year-old’s manager James Erskine told the Australian Associated Press: “It looks as though the infections have…

  • Ian Thorpe expected to ‘leave hospital within days’

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    The Sydney Morning Herald Swimming great Ian Thorpe should leave hospital within days after successfully fighting a number of serious infections. The 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist fell ill after undergoing a series of surgeries on his shoulder at the start of 2014. The world record-holder has spent the past three weeks receiving treatment and…

  • Phelps’ comeback a bit of a wet idea

    Phelps’ comeback a bit of a wet idea

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    Read The Roar Which brings me in a roundabout way to Michael Phelps. At the end of the London Olympics, Superfish couldn’t get out of the pool quick enough. “I’m so sick of the water,” he said. “There will be no more staring at that black line for four hours every day. “Once I retire,…