"THE THORPEDO" IAN THORPE WINS FIRST GOLD
FOR AUSTRALIA
HIS TOTAL INDIVIDUAL MEDAL TALLY
FOR THE XXVII OLYMPIC GAMES
3 GOLD AND 1 SILVER
AT JUST 17 YEARS OF AGE , IAN HAS
BEEN DESCRIBED
AS THE GREATEST SWIMMING SENSATION TO EVER COMPETE IN A POOL .
THROUGH HIS FANTASTIC SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS AND REPUTED HONEST ,
UNASSUMING , WELL HUMOURED AND DOWN-TO-EARTH NATURE ,
HE HAS BECOME ONE OF AUSTRALIAS FAVOURITE SONS ,
SPORTING HERO AND ROLE MODEL FOR THE YOUNG AND OLD .
PHYSICALLY IAN IS ALMOST FREAKISH
WITH A HEIGHT OF 6' 5" ,
A HEART MORE THAN TWICE THE AVERAGE SIZE
AND AT SIZE 17, HIS FEET ARE LIKE FLIPPERS
KNOWN AS "THE THORPEDO" , IAN STREAKED THE FIELD IN THE OLYMPIC
POOL
ON THE FIRST DAY OF SWIMMING COMPETITION , SATURDAY 16/9/2000
TO BRING HOME THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL OF THE GAMES FOR AUSTRALIA
IN THE 400M FREESTYLE WORLD RECORD TIME OF 3:40.59 .
AT THE END OF THE RACE IAN WAS SEEN TO LOOK UPWARDS
AND MOUTH THE WORDS "THANK YOU "
AN HOUR LATER IAN SWAM THE ANCHOR
LEG IN THE MENS
4X100M FREESTYLE FINAL
AND WAS REWARDED WITH A 2ND GOLD MEDAL AND WORLD RECORD .
ON SEPTEMBER THE 18TH THE
"THORPEDO" TOOK TO THE WATER AGAIN
IN THE 200M INDIVIDAL FREESTYLE TO SECURE SILVER
HIS 3RD OLYMPIC MEDAL FOR THE XXVII GAMES.
GOLD WENT TO PIETER VAN DEN HOOGENBAND "THE FLYING DUTCHMAN"
WHO TIED HIS OWN WORLD RECORD TIME OF 1:45.35
AND THE BRONZE MEDAL WAS WON BY ITALY'S MASSIMILIANO ROSOLINO
SEPTEMBER 19TH AUSTRALIA'S 4X200M
FREESTYLE TEAM
IAN THORPE , MICHAEL KLIM , WILLIAM KIRBY AND TODD PEARSON
BLITZED THE FIELD TO FINISH A QUARTER LENGTH OF THE POOL
AHEAD OF THE U.S. TEAM , SECURING GOLD
AND SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD OF 7:07.05
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