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‘I love it and hate it’: Ian Thorpe’s eternal struggle with swimming

In an exclusive interview, the five-time gold medallist also opens up about his relationship with Michael Phelps and why he isn’t buying into the phony war of words with the US.

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The men’s 200m freestyle final was the most anticipated swimming race at the Athens Olympics in 2004. After losing the event four years earlier in Sydney, Thorpe was out for revenge against Dutch star Pieter van den Hoogenband.
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Thorpe prevails in ‘Race of the Century’

The men’s 200m freestyle final was the most anticipated swimming race at the Athens Olympics in 2004. After losing the event four years earlier in Sydney, Thorpe was out for revenge against Dutch star Pieter van den Hoogenband.

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Craig Stevens, Ian Thorpe and Thorpe falling off the starting blocks.

The untold story of the day Ian Thorpe fell in the pool

It was declared the biggest story in sport since Phar Lap died. Two decades on, Ian Thorpe, Craig Stevens and others remember the most infamous false start in swimming history.

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Olympic champion Ian Thorpe talks through his infamous false start in 2004 at Australia's Olympic swimming trials in Sydney. A month later, Craig Stevens gave up his spot in the 400m freestyle for Thorpe to defend his crown at the Athens Olympics.
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Unseen footage of Thorpe’s famous fall in the pool in 2004

Olympic champion Ian Thorpe talks through his infamous false start in 2004 at Australia's Olympic swimming trials in Sydney. A month later, Craig Stevens gave up his spot in the 400m freestyle for Thorpe to defend his crown at the Athens Olympics.

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