Tag: Ian Thorpe
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Nugent might tweak selections to ensure Thorpe a London spot
While the selection criteria is usually non-negotiable, Australia’s head coach Leigh Nugent might seek board approval from Swimming Australia to change the rules if Thorpe missed the team by finishing seventh in either the 100m or 200m freestyle. This has been done before, last year the rules were altered to give Libby Trickett a chance…
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Nugent says Thorpe didn’t want to swim and his goggles fell off
Australian head coach Leigh Nugent says there were mitigation factors to Ian Thorpe’s 52.28 and 4th in the Zurich International 100 meters freestyle last week, and that his 3:59.28 in the 400 meter was just a cruise. Via Reuters “Bernard Savage was there and he got the impression from Ian that he didn’t really want…
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Herald Sun names Thorpe as top 3 comeback failure, Torres as top 2 success
Ouch, the Herald Sun has apparently given up on Ian Thorpe with the Olympic Trials yet to come, and names him the top 3 most unsuccessful comeback behind tennis player Bjorn Borg and boxing legend Muhammad Ali: 3: Ian Thorpe: We may never know the genuine reasons behind his comeback but to date it has…
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Thorpe wins the Zurich International 400 free in 3:59.48
Read SwimmingWorld Magazine: In his return to longer distance competition, Ian Thorpe won the men’s 400 free in 3:59.48. That swim is well behind the top-ranked times in the world as Ryan Napoleon currently owns 20th this year with a 3:52.43. Thorpe also finished fourth earlier in the day with a 52.28 in the men’s…
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Thorpe to try out the 400 freestyle this weekend
Ian Thorpe will make a surprise return to his former signature event, the 400m freestyle, in his final hit-out before next month’s Olympic trials. “The 400m is more about experimenting with his racing, not so much about what he would be intending to do at trials,” says Australian head coach Leigh Nugent. Read The Herald…
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Spitz says Thorpe and Evans have lost their edge, predicts Phelps to win 5-6 gold medals
After having tried and failed himself (mind you, after 17 years in retirement), Mark Spitz questions the ability of Janet Evans and Ian Thorpe to stage successful comebacks for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Via The Telegraph: “The world moves on and it is quite difficult,†Spitz said at the Laureus World Sports awards conference…
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Thorpe & team draw out emergency plan to save his Olympic participation
Ian Thorpe has made late changes to his training regime in an effort to find form before the Olympic trials in March, following disappointing performances at the Victoria State Championships last week. He sat down with coach Gennadi Touretski, national head coach Leigh Nugent and performance science manager Bernard Savage to analyse his performance, and…
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Ian Thorpe bounces back with a 1:50.59 and 5th in the Victoria state 200 freestyle
Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe finished fifth in the 200-meter freestyle at the Victorian state championships today, his best result since coming out of retirement last year. “This is the best I can swim at this stage, there’s a lot I have to improve upon now,” says Thorpe, “technique-wise I wasn’t very good tonight, I…
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Targett wins the Victoria 100 freestyle, Klim in the Final, Thorpe no 13
Ouch, Friday the 13th for Ian Thorpe … “Matt Targett walked away with the men’s 100 free crown in 48.71 after watching Ian Thorpe continue to struggle in his return to competitive swimming during prelims. Competing in Australia for the first time since 2006, Thorpe missed making finals in the 200 free with a 13th-place…