Tag: Ian Thorpe
-
“The (Swimming) Race of the Century” at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games | Throwback Thursday
Enjoy this look back at the Men’s 200m Freestyle final the Summer Olympic Games in Athens 2004, also known as “the Race of the Century” in Olympic swimming or “the greatest swimming race of all time”. Featuring some of the most iconic Olympic swimmers of all time, Ian Thorpe, Pieter van den Hoogenband, and Michael…
-
Why Ian Thorpe wants you to swim for mental health
Olympic champion and swimming great Ian Thorpe is speaking openly about his battle with mental health to help others dealing with similar issues. The 36-year-old hopes that by talking about how he faces his own depression, and the strategies he’s learnt to cope with it, he can show others, especially young Australians, that there is a light at the…
-
From the Archives: Why Ian Thorpe had to quit
It took just 12 last-gasp laps in a roped-off section of the Caringbah Leisure Centre for Ian Thorpe’s arms and legs to confirm what his heart and lungs had been telling him for weeks – that he was too sick to compete in the Commonwealth Games. “When he climbed out he was very, very distressed,”…
-
Why Ian Thorpe wants you to get swimming this March
ReachOut is calling on Aussies to take part in Laps for Life, a month-long swimming challenge to raise funds and awareness for young people in Australia living with mental health difficulties. The event is backed by Olympic swimming champ Ian Thorpe, who has been ReachOut ambassador since he learned about the service while working on an anti-bullying…
-
Ian Thorpe was groomed to be a champion… but not at swimming
I don’t understand the title, but the message is strong :-) “Keep an eye on them.”
-
Ian Thorpe visits the Invictus Games 2018 training squad
Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe visited the Invictus Games 2018 training squad at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park. Thorpie provided the squad training tips and techniques, and spoke of his experience on the world sporting stage. This was the final selection camp before the Australian team is announced mid-year.
-
Olympics – End gold medal targets, says Australian Thorpe
Swimmer Ian Thorpe, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, has called on national bodies to stop setting gold medal targets as it puts too much pressure on athletes. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) summit on “Athlete Wellbeing†on Tuesday, the fives-times Olympic gold-medallist and 11-times world champion said the focus should be on athletes…
-
Ian Thorpe, Giaan Rooney ferried around Commonwealth Games ‘in stolen car’
Swimming stars Ian Thorpe and Giaan Rooney were forced to walk the remainder of their journey to the Commonwealth Games aquatic centre to report on the swimming after the car they were in was seized by police. The pair were riding in the hire car when Gold Coast police pulled it over because it had…
-
The Inner Battle Swimming Star Ian Thorpe Fights | Legends Live On
A five-time Olympic Champion, Australian legend Ian Thorpe is one of the greatest swimmers ever and one the biggest stars of the Sydney Olympics, but after leaving the sport he had to overcome depression before inspiring others.