Tag: Ian Thorpe
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Ian Thorpe splits from longtime manager David Flaskas
According to The Daily Telegraph, Ian Thorpe has split from his former manager David Flaskas to join James Erskine at SEL, shocking many in Australian swimming considering Flaskas has been with Thorpe since the outset. “The fact Thorpe is Australia’s most decorated Olympian should have set him up for life. But he’s far from it,…
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Thorpe back in training, targets 2013 Worlds and maybe 2016 Olympics
Ian Thorpe has already resumed full training after crashing out of contention for the London Olympics a fortnight ago, now preparing for next year’s world championships in Barcelona and maybe the Rio Olympics in 2016. “I have literally no idea when I’ll be back in competition,” Thorpe said. “It will be sometime during this year…
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Phelps sad no rematch but Thorpe ‘not the same’
Tough talk but spot on talk by the true great: “After reading his quote when he said he thought he was going to fail, right there the trials didn’t even need to happen,” Phelps told USA TODAY on Tuesday after a completing a cross-training workout at Under Armour headquarters in Baltimore. “He was already set…
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Video: Ian Thorpe’s 200 freestyle semi at Australian Trials
Here it is, Ian Thorpe’s 200 meter freestyle semi-final at the Australian Olympic Trials, in full length. Painful to watch, and to listen to those reporters going “Ian-Ian-Ian” even though they have 7 other great Aussies in that pool. Found by Ricky Berens [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/RickyBerens/status/181891905427226624″]
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Ian Thorpe 50.53 and 21st in the 100 free prelims, out of the Olympics
After a disappointing swim in the mens 100 freestyle preliminaries at the Australian Olympic Trials, it is now official that Ian Thorpe will not get to compete at the London Olympics. On a more positive note, Leisel Jones qualified with a time of 1:07.64 in the 100 breaststroke, yesterday evening, behind Leiston Pickett in 1:06.88,…
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Thorpe crushed and speechless
Ian Thorpe says he is crushed after he missed out on the 200m freestyle final at the Olympic trials in Adelaide.
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Ian Thorpe 1:49.91 and 12th in the Australian Trials 200 freestyle semi
Breaking news from Australian Swim Team on Facebook: “Australia’s greatest Olympian, Ian Thorpe, has clocked the 12th fastest time from the 200m freestyle semi-finals, he’ll miss the final tomorrow night but has the 100m freestyle to come…” The splits tell their telling tale 24.77 – 27.42 – 28.54 – 29.18 = 1:49.91 Courier Mail has…
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Thorpe 1:49.16 and 5th in the Australian Trials 200 free prelims
Olympic superstar Ian Thorpe has made a great start in his campaign to qualify for the Olympics, clocking 1:49.16 behind Ryan Napoleon in 1.48.27, Kyle Richardson in 1:48.57, Kenrick Monk in 1:48.72, Cameron McEvoy in 1:48.89 and with David McKeon also clocking 1:49.16. Semis are in a few hours, then the final tomorrow.
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Fraser-Holmes and Napoleon unfazed by Thorpe
With the big moment of truth coming up, the Australian Men’s 200 freestyle prelims Friday morning, semis in the evening and then finals Saturday night, it is time for a bit of polite and respectful trash talk, from two who’ve already qualified :-) And the 20-year-old Fraser-Holmes said he would treat 29-year-old Thorpe as simply…