2001 | Ian Thorpe Vs Grant Hackett | World Record | 7.41.59 | 800m Freestyle | 2 of 2

[ViniBsb1973]

Thorpe swum last 100m in about 53s!!!!

[atreya87]

at 2:18 . "lets start the clock again" legendary!

[789caliman]

not even with a torpedo in my ass

[sathyaeragon]

wow... wat a swimming championship this had turned out to be... thorpedo remained silent till the last two laps to show his valor...

this is the most incredible swimming champ i have ever seen... didnt imagine he would take that much lead in the end...!!! Awesome Thorpe..!!!

[docdowney]

Absolutely incredible! Ian creates a huge wave in the last 100m. Incredible.

[darksector41]

WTF he didn't use his legs for the first half of the race...

[MVPacMan23]

53.71 last 100! holy shiiiiiiit!

[tonibfan]

@MVPacMan23 o yes he is incredible,nobody can do that except him

[hotjulio123]

back when swimming was exciting...

[adamlewis934]

TANK!

[striker122693]

26:04 in the last 50...wow...thats almost faster than biedermanns last 50 split in his 200m wr. He went a 25:62 (with a supersuit)

[TheLeilisa]

Being tall such as 6ft is an advantage in swimming ?

[sirbuggy56]

Ian Thorpe is like he used 80% of the power.

He is Legend

[thebert1000]

holy shit he came back at a 54 thats bookin it in the end

[Kaarle15]

a nice swim suit thorpe has

[dofaan]

im very curious as to what he split in the last 50

[MetalcoreForLife]

@dofaan bout a 24.96 maybe

[Gighen93]

it's over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD

[backstroker4104]

thorpe looks pissed at hackett 5:50

[pocepaneamareco]

the fresstyle swimmer ever.

[macdicas]

Beautiful race. So intense. Love it.

[hotjulio123]

one word... insane.

[Adrianthemasterg]

1:51.1 on the last 200!

[aaacacaas]

@Adrianthemasterg Thats fucking insane

[AjaPuppy]

@Adrianthemasterg and 26 seconds on the last 50 : O

[maxxxkiller]

Smooth and powerfull swimming, Thorpe won with his brain.

[jungweizer]

that was a really close race.. Ian thorpes is the greatest. best technique in freestyle ever.

[898pro]

Yes. Agree !

[asterix645]

@jungweizer

close? I don't think a body length can count as close

[swimmerforever2008]

Ian Thorpe can back in a 26.04 in the last 50 !!!!! THAT WAS AMAZING ! The best finish I've seen next to Thorpe was Ryan Cochrane, the Canadian (and Im Canadian) and he came back with a 26.9

[Temible]

but they're from 2 different era's cohrane swam in the high tech suits

[swimmerforever2008]

well that was back in the 2008 olympics with the lzr, not the polythorne suits. and Ian thorpe wore a high tech suit too . look it up.

[Temible]

lzr racer has polyurethane panels dude, thorpe's suit was nylon and lycra

[Jameswins12]

ya but it was a 1500

[aaacacaas]

Thats faster than michael phelps came back in his 200 free in beijing and he had a lazr!

[aaacacaas]

and they NEED to put the 800 free in the Olympics for men.

[aaacacaas]

That last 200 was rediculous. He was 2 seconds behind the WR and ended up 5 seconds ahead of it.. The last 50 was just crazy as hell. Ive never seen a final push that good in my life.

[mikeokhurtz]

holy shit that was an epic race

[nigelthor]

who is the cutie at 3:40? Thorpe should bang her

[nigelthor]

Weird! I swear I saw Ian stop the clock at 7:41:20, and then it increased to 7:41:59! wtf!?

[MVPacMan23]

It still wasn't the equivalent of Thorpe's record. This is the same Thorpe who went a 24.6 on the last 50 of a 400. The man is all amazing.

[davidfrgs]

@MVPacMan23 i agree dude, this man have no idea of thorpe´s potential, im sorry he retired earlier

[nigelthor]

Weird! I swear I saw Ian stop the clock at 7:41:20, and then it increased to 7:41:59!

wtf!? Clocking error!

[nigelthor]

great video. u got the one where he went 7:39:16?

[mc1703]

I can't beleive Thorpe pumped 6 seconds into Perkins over the last 200!!!

[davidfrgs]

@mc1703 yeah that´s so fucking crazy.... superb

[gusyrocks]

@mc1703 in the early 90,s perkins didn,t have the speedo fast skin suits or the thorpe,s adidas fast skin suit. since the year 2000 those suits bettered about 0.7 seconds in each 100 meters.

[kidsofjokes]

@gusyrocks

i dont know how the hell they can wear bodysuits for an 800

after 200 they get water logged and slow you down

[gusyrocks]

@kidsofjokes no. it isn,t true. in the year 2000 this suits bettered 0,5 - 0,7 seconds each 100 meters. in a race like 50 free style and like a race like 1500 free style

[australianswimming]

Actually Hackett bettered this World Record at the 2005 World Champs in Montreal.

[zhman93]

ur an idiot that world record survived bejjing

[sogey1]

800m doesnt exist in olympics

[TQfflus]

the current world record at 800m freestyle long course is 7.38.65 by Grant Hackett set at the world championships in montreal canada in 2005.

So befor you call anyone a idiot you might want to check your facts.

[sogey1]

they arent that fast anymore,thats why they left....they were GREAT in their days.

[2012jefflondon]

both ian and grant should dump retirement and start training for london...