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Tag: Ian Thorpe

  • Ian Thorpe relieved to have avoided embarassment

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    Yup, that is right, 7th spot in a World Cup final is OK if you’ve been out of the sport for 5 years and are participating in a for you ‘weird‘ event. Or as he puts it himself: “(I was) not as bad as I thought I would be though, I didn’t vomit or anything”…

  • Geoff Huegill on Ian Thorpe’s comeback

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    I’ve been in a minibus with this guy and Eamon Sullivan as late as in Stockholm in October, it was even more mini with them in it :-) VIDEO: Can Thorpe beat Huegill? Also in these news, Eamon Sullivan is surprised that he maybe gets to race Ian Thorpe already now … and calls butterfly…

  • Thorpe and Sullivan going head to head in the kitchen

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    According to The Australian, Ian Thorpe and Eamon Sullivan will be revealing a cooking book each next, Thorpe the “Cook For Your Life” focusing on food he loves while maintaining a healthy, lean body, and Sullivan a more no-nonsense book called “Eamon’s Kitchen: 130 robust no-fuss recipes for everyday and entertaining.” So, we present Eamon…

  • Ian Thorpe is not gay, not that there is anything wrong with that

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    Funny how an undoubtedly modern and open-minded reporter can begin by quoting Ian Thorpe on saying that he doesn’t like people writing about his private life, and then go on writing about his private life. It reminds me of when people are being loud about being more tolerant than others, not understanding that by doing…

  • Klim: “I am a master of my domain at the moment”

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    Australian swim star Michael Klim admits to there having been times when he has climbed out of the pool and shaken his head, now after his comeback, mornings he has returned form a session and told his wife Lindy he wasn’t sure he could continue. The most recent difficult time came in Dubai when he…

  • Swimmers are bigger today, says Thorpe

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    Five-time Australian Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe cannot return to competition before November, but came to the Mare Nostrum 2011 meet in Monaco with coach Gennadi Tourtski from his training base at Tenero in Switzerland. Asked how he sees his current capabilities compared with when he dominated the sport, he says “I’m physically not ready…

  • Ian Thorpe regains speed in the water

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    Having lost a whopping 18kg since he embarked on his secret swimming comeback seven months ago, a toned Thorpe fronted a media throng at Darling Harbour yesterday to tell the world he was “satisfied” with his progress. Read more here on the Herald Sun. VIDEO: Thorpe down under and upbeat

  • Thorpe targets 100 and 200 at London 2012

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    Ian Thorpe said he’s targeting the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events as Australia’s most successful Olympian builds his swimming comeback toward the 2012 London Games. “I’m definite on what I will be swimming,” Thorpe, 28, told reporters in Sydney today. “It’s 100 and 200 freestyle and I’m preparing for both of those now. Already with…

  • Great Britain is the black hole of live streaming

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    British Swimming and the BBC are massively promoting their Big Splash campaign these days, with the very interesting Great Salford Swim being broadcasted live on BBC 2 tomorrow at 14:00 UK time, featuring Keri-Anne Payne, David Davies, Ian Thorpe and others. Things we really want to watch – but alas, for some reason the Brits…