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Swimming Biography

Ian Thorpe

Australian · Born 1982

ThorpedoAustraliaFive Golds
Swimmer
5
olympic gold

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Australia's greatest swimmer — five Olympic golds and size-17 feet that gave him a natural advantage.

His size 17 feet gave him a flipper-like advantage — he was reportedly offered surgery to reduce them and declined.

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Career Honours

  • Olympic Gold 5x
  • World Champion 11x