I'm American but a Thorpe fan. Who knows why we prefer certain athletes. Maybe it's his very smooth, loping style, in addition to how well spoken he his out of the pool. He doesn't seem like a "jock."
It's funny that Dara Tores is commentating on this race, when her career isn't even over, haha. She probably didn't know she was heading for a bronze medal in beijing 4 years later.
Without a doubt, Hoogenband is a great swimmer, one of my faves. However, i think majority of the viewers of this video are Australian, American, British and not from the Netherlands... That's why you constantly see/hear praise for phelps and thorpe... It's a patriotic thing. ;)
@Questionable23 Oh yea, I totally get it, and i believe that phelps is the best swimmer there has ever been, but after that i put hoogie, then spitz, then i would rank thorpe and POPOV, who is also all too forgotten. He was a great swimmer.
@percdann Thorpe took swimming to a new level, far more than Hoogie, and in reality Spitz "only" had 1 amazing meet (understatement of the century I know). Phelps is undisputed, but it's actually Dawn Fraser and Krisztina Egerszegi who are next best, then Thorpe, then Spitz. Hoogie not in that group, he's with Evans and Mary T and Shane Gould.... that's my take anyway :)
thorpes not a sprinter and he still got third. wow, thorpe's just too good. he good at the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, and the 800 free. hes also not too bad at the 200im.
if Schoeman had the same endurance as Hoogenband had, he would be able to set 47secs or below in this race. However, credit to Hoogie for his excellent stamina and spirit that he could chase Schoeman and won at the final stroke.
whether you like or not....this has been a huge thing for Thorpe....because he WAS NOT a sprinter!!! remeber that people!!! he came third, yeah, but he beat guys like magnini who was always a sprinter!!!! in my opinion, this is something that everyone (thorpe's fans or not) ought to admire. period
oh absolutely, even he in an interview admitted he wasn't born with the natural sprinting talent, it was his strong back-end speed from being an endurance swimmer that got him the medal
thorpe would have owned everybody if he trained as much for the 100 as well as the 200 and 400. Basically just decided to do this just for something a bit different to test himself so to speak and ended up with a bronze medal. A freak.
he was just more talented in the longer distances, remember he smoked hacky in the 800, he probably could've taken the 1500. Different distances require different builds, thorpe was never as bulky as the other guys
raff23....lol you ignorance is astounding. 2 years previously he changed coach to focus on the 100 and 200 free. This wasnt a wildcard race, he actually trained specifically for this and the 200 free leading up to the olympics. So please, be quiet.
@666heavymetaladdict 2 yrs he trained for this did he? the swimmers he was up agianst trained for this specifically for a long long time so therefore he was still behind the 8 ball, he never paid as much attention to the 100 as he did the 200 and 400.
that is extremly funny, friend...but have u recognized the italien at 3.21 getting used to the water temp by bringin it on his skin as if it was parfume...super lol
AlphaDraconis7, also don't forget that in 2004, Phelps was a 400 IM and 200 IM guy. The only reason he added the 200 free was because he wanted to go after Ian, even though his better chance of medaling wasin the 200 back. In that race, had there been 10-20 meters more, he would have passed Hogenband and Thorpe, the two elite at that event. Phelps already had 7 other events on his plate as well. Now, Phelps dominates that event, smashed Thorpe's world record, and is untouchable by ANYBODY.
Who's gonna be remembered as the best swimmer of all time mate? and who's gonna be remembered as the Best QUITTER OF ALL TIME? hahahahhahhaha. Let's get real here.
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Im not crying about it. Im stating the truth. Phelps is gonna end up as the best ever and Thorpe as a quitter who couldn't deal with the pressure of being the best.
I would encourage you to watch that race to the end again, specifically the last 10-20 meters. Then try and tell me Thorpe would have extended his lead. I mean, really? How can you justify your comment? Makes no sense.
@swimaa92 phelps is better at thy uder events, but he will not be fastre at 100 m then Ian Thorpe, hes a rocket! Thorpe beat Phelps and retired...some years ago ;),
Thoorpe rules what? he only won 5 golds in olympic games. Phelps has 14 golds in olympic history. Phelp's done something unique which is winning 8 GOLDS in a single olympic games and he broke 7 world records. Thorpe nothing compared to Phelps.
all thru that vid they basiclly dissed australia ian thorpe wont do it blah blah blah..yet he got bronze n after he got it they changed there attitude towards him
listen justine. who cares? you guys australians have the most horrible accents in the whole english speaking world. Nobody understands half of what you guys say. At least the british have beautiful accents. I hate how australians speak english.
Obviously, you've never seen John Oliver on The Daily Show. Most British people sound like cats going through a garbage disposal. Thorpie is a better freestyler than Phelps, but Phelps is a better overall swimmmer. I love when people say that Thorpe "only won 5 golds at the Olympics" as though it's not anything to admire. I would love to see you even qualify for an Olympic Trials in any sport. When you can do that, you can criticize other athletes. Until then you're just a keyboard warrior.
Listen, im not a professional swimmer but i love swimmin'. You're missing the point. The point is simple, Phelps is the best swimmer ever and Thorpie is one of the best freestyle swimmers ever along with Popov and probably Van den hoogenband. Im not criticizing thorpe who was a great swimmer. Im just saying that Michael is the best ever and you can't judge me for telling the truth. Im not here to bash Thorpe. I respect Ian but Michael's career has been better period.
This are my best ever in each event -it wasn't easy, especially in 100 freestyle were Popov and Van den Hoogenban as so close to the top. Freestyle 50 A. Popov, 100 M. Biondi, 200 I. Thorpe, 400 I. Thorpe 1500 V. Salnikov Butterfly 100 M. Spitz, 200 M. Phelps Backstroke 100 R. Matthes, 200 J. Naber Breaststroke 100 K. kitajima, 200 K. Kitajima Medley 200 M. Phelps, 400 M. Phelps Any comments? Silly people like andresrojas22 please stay at home. Thanks.
what about Peirsol mate? He's greatest backstroker ever? I think Phelps is still the best 100 fly over Spitz. Not sure about 200 freestyle coz Phelps has accomplished the same in 200 freestyle than Thorpe.
Well, I think Roland Matthes has been by far the most gifted backstroker ever, the problem is that not many people knows much about him (the '70 are far away!), and I reckon that Spitz was more talented than Phelps in butterfly. Phelps is unique in that he is a great champion in three styles and not bad at all at breaststroke too! Most complete swimmer ever. This is my humble opinion mate. :)
fair enough. I need to look into Roland, don't know anything about him. There's been many great backstrokers like Naber, Peirsol, Carey, Matthes,etc so choosing one must be difficult. I think Peirsol is the most accomplished backstroker ever.
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Thorpe the fucktard can eat shit. He smacktalked Michael Phelps saying he didn't have it in him to get 8 gold medals in one Olympics. Phelps thanks him for the motivation though.
um thorpe didnt "talk smack" he said hed love to see phelps do it in beijing but gave his honest opinion and said he thought he couldnt, he still said he wanted him to do it
The thing with the Phelps vs. Thorpe argument is that Thorpe was middle distance freestyle, he didn't compete the other styles. Whatever Phelps accomplishes, it doesn't - or SHOULDN'T - diminish what any other swimmer has achieved at the Olympics. He won't diminish what Thorpe achieved. History doesn't start and stop with Phelps. Nor did it start and stop with Thorpe.
Maybe not. If he wasn't feeling motivated anymore, then he was probably right to quit - because staying in without having the motivation would've cheated someone else - someone who'd want it more - out of any place he would get at subsequent races. Why keep racing if you don't enjoy it?
he did the right thing, if you do something you dont enjoy you'll be a shit in it its a proven fact i dont think anyone would want to see Thorpe's glory go down like that
did ian thorpe set a world record in the 200 IM? 400IM? 200 fly? yea and by the time phelps is done he'll easlily DOUBLE thorpe's olympic medal haul, so just because thorpe USE TO BE faster than phelps in 1 EVENT. (yea im talking 2 u jassy2k9)
no doubt thorpe wud slap phelps around the pool if he was still swimming... n perhaps with the new suite one can only imagine what he kud hav done... he went in2 early retirement.. guess we'll never know.. for the records thorpe beat phelps in the final in athens..
nadaaaa son unos locos toditoooos albert subirats se barre a michael phelps y ian crocker y tambien al loquito este de ian thorpe... VeNeZuElAaAaAaA...
yeh phelps reckons he is all good but if he was against eamon sullivan in 100m freestyle he would lose sullivan has the world record. phelps is so cocky i personally dont want him to get the 8 gold medals
why do the americans have to be the centre of the world with everything.. no wonder everyone dislikes americans.. why cahnge the swim finals to the morning.. i gotta wait till midday to watch the australians win..
because the americans think noone has the rite to achieve anything other than them. its great when a great swimmer like thorpe comes along to kick there ass.....they can harp on about phelps all they like on how great he is....but basically phelps has no Challengers for his gold targets in olympics 2008 thats why he'll probably win the 9 hes going for. if only thorpe would of done one more olympics just to spoil the yanks party....what ashame ..
ian thorpe is better in the distance events but he can't perform as well as hoogenband in th short distances. all great distance swimmers are slower in sprint events than sprinters. that's a fact. both of them are great swimmers! hands down!
What is da point in tht? i watched a 6min vid showing me pieter van den hooganband winnning the final in athens on a video called 'Ian Thorpe 100m free final Athens 2004'
I am sorry, no offence intended, but when I hear the american way of pronouncing of 'semifinals', I get really irritated...Butchering the language in such way, yuck...
haha, I'm American and I have to totally agree with you on that. hmm, leave it up to us to mess up the language in such a way, you know, there's no one out there who would do it so well as we do. =D
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phelps is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better phelps is better at the 200 free 100 fly 200 fly 100 back 2oo back 200 IM 400 IM ........ and more events (that dont matter) thorpe's better at the 400 free 800 free i wonder who's better? who has more olympic medals? who has more world records?
swimming takes a lot of time in your life and it was taking over his life n he had a family + he won everything you can win lol there was nothing else to do
you know american commentators are really biased and annoying. its one thing to root for your own country naturally, but its another to bitch about other countries.
not always... im american, and ian's the man! oh and so is eamon sullivan they are two of my top 10 favorites... too bad the other 8 are all american :P (in no real order: ian crocker, michael phelps,ryan lochte, aaron peirsol, brendan hansen, cullen jones, peter vanderkaay, and matt grevers)
love to hear the Yanks be as gracious about Thorpe as we are about Phelps. Much respect to both.
Ineddiblehulk 5 months ago
I'm American but a Thorpe fan. Who knows why we prefer certain athletes. Maybe it's his very smooth, loping style, in addition to how well spoken he his out of the pool. He doesn't seem like a "jock."
ShunyamNiketana 5 months ago
Thorpe's costume is simply FANTASTIC
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Questionable23 6 months ago
lol yank commentators make me laugh
TheGrandmasterxxx 6 months ago
It's funny that Dara Tores is commentating on this race, when her career isn't even over, haha. She probably didn't know she was heading for a bronze medal in beijing 4 years later.
TheBradleyC4 6 months ago 2
Wow. That bitch commentator really hates Thorpe. She constantly slags him off in the 200m free video
bongo155 6 months ago
Hoogenband beat both phelps and thorpe many times.....thats not remembered often enough
percdann 7 months ago
@percdann
Without a doubt, Hoogenband is a great swimmer, one of my faves. However, i think majority of the viewers of this video are Australian, American, British and not from the Netherlands... That's why you constantly see/hear praise for phelps and thorpe... It's a patriotic thing. ;)
Questionable23 6 months ago
@Questionable23 Oh yea, I totally get it, and i believe that phelps is the best swimmer there has ever been, but after that i put hoogie, then spitz, then i would rank thorpe and POPOV, who is also all too forgotten. He was a great swimmer.
percdann 5 months ago
@percdann Thorpe took swimming to a new level, far more than Hoogie, and in reality Spitz "only" had 1 amazing meet (understatement of the century I know). Phelps is undisputed, but it's actually Dawn Fraser and Krisztina Egerszegi who are next best, then Thorpe, then Spitz. Hoogie not in that group, he's with Evans and Mary T and Shane Gould.... that's my take anyway :)
Ineddiblehulk 5 months ago
That guy is a funny commenator..if he wins that 100 he should go straight to the Poker Championships...
falasana 11 months ago
That's some funny stuff...'I don't think Ian Thorpe knows what to do there in Lane 8 he never waited so long to be introduced'.......lol....
falasana 11 months ago
Why is Thorpe in lane 8? He should be in 4 or 5.
Dragon20942 1 year ago
@Dragon20942
Ian was not so fast in 100 meters ... he needed 200 meters to launch his amazing progression
only the fastest swimmers can swim in lane4 or 5 :)
Tavola91 1 year ago
@Tavola91 I didnt know the former, but thats why I asked about the latter :P
Dragon20942 1 year ago
Thorpe seems not used to stroke so fast.
CNMLGB2 1 year ago
thorpes not a sprinter and he still got third. wow, thorpe's just too good. he good at the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, and the 800 free. hes also not too bad at the 200im.
nagol1028 1 year ago
if Schoeman had the same endurance as Hoogenband had, he would be able to set 47secs or below in this race. However, credit to Hoogie for his excellent stamina and spirit that he could chase Schoeman and won at the final stroke.
lexsoft 1 year ago
*Horrible streamline, though..* LMAO
philster00700 1 year ago
whether you like or not....this has been a huge thing for Thorpe....because he WAS NOT a sprinter!!! remeber that people!!! he came third, yeah, but he beat guys like magnini who was always a sprinter!!!! in my opinion, this is something that everyone (thorpe's fans or not) ought to admire. period
martinkenadams 1 year ago 3
oh absolutely, even he in an interview admitted he wasn't born with the natural sprinting talent, it was his strong back-end speed from being an endurance swimmer that got him the medal
Temible 1 year ago
he went to my high school :)
lileric911 2 years ago
i love how they say 'there he is' when theyre talking about thorpe. what a legend. favourite swimmer of all time
wavebaby92 2 years ago 3
Actually... only a little more than 1 second faster...you seem to forget that this isn't the short track.
Bearthoughts 2 years ago 2
Its crazy to think that five years later we are going almost three seconds faster!
18BRSA18 2 years ago 9
3 seconds??? it's only just over 1 second (1.26) ???
mc1703 2 years ago
@18BRSA18 : The fastest 100 free ever was 46.90, a mere 1.27 seconds faster than this, not 3 seconds...
Ejexion 1 year ago
q remontada de magnini !! estuvo a punto de ganar !!!
charlytos1 2 years ago
thorpe would have owned everybody if he trained as much for the 100 as well as the 200 and 400. Basically just decided to do this just for something a bit different to test himself so to speak and ended up with a bronze medal. A freak.
raff23 2 years ago
he was just more talented in the longer distances, remember he smoked hacky in the 800, he probably could've taken the 1500. Different distances require different builds, thorpe was never as bulky as the other guys
Temible 2 years ago 2
he didn't train for the 400 in the build up to athens because for a while he wasn't on the team.
mc1703 2 years ago
raff23....lol you ignorance is astounding. 2 years previously he changed coach to focus on the 100 and 200 free. This wasnt a wildcard race, he actually trained specifically for this and the 200 free leading up to the olympics. So please, be quiet.
666heavymetaladdict 1 year ago
@666heavymetaladdict 2 yrs he trained for this did he? the swimmers he was up agianst trained for this specifically for a long long time so therefore he was still behind the 8 ball, he never paid as much attention to the 100 as he did the 200 and 400.
raff23 1 year ago
lol does anyone else think that its funny that theyre mainly talking about Thorpe, even after he comes 3rd haha
dreamscometrue30989 2 years ago
I thinks its weird --'
renatoqtslah 2 years ago
that is extremly funny, friend...but have u recognized the italien at 3.21 getting used to the water temp by bringin it on his skin as if it was parfume...super lol
anglersohn 2 years ago 2
Probably because he has a big cock.
ezekielwahwah 2 years ago
he is the shit like now phelpse is
REALLRAPMUSIC 2 years ago
thorp did go to vagis and he lost alot of money. lol
philip711videomaster 2 years ago
excellent.
Monatee 2 years ago
the world record is 47.05 set in the 2008 games by Eamon Sullivan.
Hybridswimmer 2 years ago
Absolutley. If he breaks the record, hes the fastest swimmer
MorMill6 2 years ago
what if the current WR was broken by someone who's not famous.. Would you say that he's the best swimmer?
dihay 3 years ago
yes he would be, technically.
guitar5454 2 years ago
AlphaDraconis7, also don't forget that in 2004, Phelps was a 400 IM and 200 IM guy. The only reason he added the 200 free was because he wanted to go after Ian, even though his better chance of medaling wasin the 200 back. In that race, had there been 10-20 meters more, he would have passed Hogenband and Thorpe, the two elite at that event. Phelps already had 7 other events on his plate as well. Now, Phelps dominates that event, smashed Thorpe's world record, and is untouchable by ANYBODY.
guitardixon 3 years ago
doesnt matter
Ian Thorpe BEAT the self proclaimed.."best swimmer of all time"
AlphaDraconis7 3 years ago 2
thorpe was the 400 free wr holder, 400 free world champ, and defending 400 free olympic champ.
If there had been another 10-20 metres more, thorpe would have extended his margin of victory.
mc1703 3 years ago 6
Who's gonna be remembered as the best swimmer of all time mate? and who's gonna be remembered as the Best QUITTER OF ALL TIME? hahahahhahhaha. Let's get real here.
juandi2570 2 years ago
don't cry about it
mc1703 2 years ago
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Im not crying about it. Im stating the truth. Phelps is gonna end up as the best ever and Thorpe as a quitter who couldn't deal with the pressure of being the best.
juandi2570 2 years ago
no one cares
mc1703 2 years ago
I would encourage you to watch that race to the end again, specifically the last 10-20 meters. Then try and tell me Thorpe would have extended his lead. I mean, really? How can you justify your comment? Makes no sense.
guitardixon 2 years ago
ROLAND MARK SCHOEMAN!!!
zanehrocks 3 years ago
Hoogenband sure was fast but he shouldn't have acted like such a douche when he found out he won
walawalawala1 3 years ago
Most complete swimmer ever Michael Phelps, no doubt, but most talented swimmer ever Roland Matthes -winner of olympic gold medals in 1968 and 1972.
He was probably the craziest swimmer in history too.
Unfortunately there's no video of him on Youtube.
bordereye 3 years ago
Ian Thorpe was pretty good also...
Remember, Ian Thorpe BEAT PHELPS in the 200m freestyle, 2004 (called the race of the century)
AlphaDraconis7 3 years ago 3
god dara torres is the most obnoxious announcer ever
razorgawl4 3 years ago 2
vd hoogenband was the only one in this final and in the 100m freestyle final in 2008, he is the best.
Roderick92 3 years ago 2
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thorpe sucks
well hes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse than pleps
aau11 3 years ago
Thorpe = The Best!!!
memocartacho 3 years ago 32
Even if Phelps would win 100 times. I like prefer Thorpe
swimaa92 3 years ago 72
ye i agree,i prefer how thorpe swims like hes style
Niowse 3 years ago 10
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fuck you
AMEZCUA04 3 years ago
@swimaa92 phelps is better at thy uder events, but he will not be fastre at 100 m then Ian Thorpe, hes a rocket! Thorpe beat Phelps and retired...some years ago ;),
thecrimelord19 7 months ago
thooorpe rules
whateverfourever 3 years ago 7
Thoorpe rules what? he only won 5 golds in olympic games. Phelps has 14 golds in olympic history. Phelp's done something unique which is winning 8 GOLDS in a single olympic games and he broke 7 world records. Thorpe nothing compared to Phelps.
juandi2570 3 years ago
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Ian Thorpe won 5 gold medals in his whole life. But how many gold medals has PHELPS won so far?? :)
cherryjoa 3 years ago
does anyone care?
Myself0101 3 years ago 8
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SpeedPastYou 3 years ago
Pieter van den hoogenbon lolz
swimgirl4ever 3 years ago
haha i love dara torres in commentary
omgstoptakingnames 3 years ago 2
all thru that vid they basiclly dissed australia ian thorpe wont do it blah blah blah..yet he got bronze n after he got it they changed there attitude towards him
GreendragonDMX1 3 years ago 2
Thorpe foreva~~
bonzobeam1977 3 years ago 4
Congrats to Phelps and US.
I like Ian Thorpe. He's good looking, hot and I love his smile. :)
dihay 3 years ago 3
wtf these commentators have the woooooooorst accents i've ever heard. they're making my ears bleed.
justinelen0603 3 years ago
listen justine. who cares? you guys australians have the most horrible accents in the whole english speaking world. Nobody understands half of what you guys say. At least the british have beautiful accents. I hate how australians speak english.
juandi2570 3 years ago
Obviously, you've never seen John Oliver on The Daily Show. Most British people sound like cats going through a garbage disposal. Thorpie is a better freestyler than Phelps, but Phelps is a better overall swimmmer. I love when people say that Thorpe "only won 5 golds at the Olympics" as though it's not anything to admire. I would love to see you even qualify for an Olympic Trials in any sport. When you can do that, you can criticize other athletes. Until then you're just a keyboard warrior.
mikegoldstein318 3 years ago 2
Listen, im not a professional swimmer but i love swimmin'. You're missing the point. The point is simple, Phelps is the best swimmer ever and Thorpie is one of the best freestyle swimmers ever along with Popov and probably Van den hoogenband. Im not criticizing thorpe who was a great swimmer. Im just saying that Michael is the best ever and you can't judge me for telling the truth. Im not here to bash Thorpe. I respect Ian but Michael's career has been better period.
juandi2570 3 years ago
I'm not missing the point. What you just said is exactly what I was saying, just worded differently.
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bordereye 3 years ago
what about Peirsol mate? He's greatest backstroker ever? I think Phelps is still the best 100 fly over Spitz. Not sure about 200 freestyle coz Phelps has accomplished the same in 200 freestyle than Thorpe.
juandi2570 2 years ago
Well, I think Roland Matthes has been by far the most gifted backstroker ever, the problem is that not many people knows much about him (the '70 are far away!), and I reckon that Spitz was more talented than Phelps in butterfly. Phelps is unique in that he is a great champion in three styles and not bad at all at breaststroke too! Most complete swimmer ever. This is my humble opinion mate. :)
bordereye 2 years ago
fair enough. I need to look into Roland, don't know anything about him. There's been many great backstrokers like Naber, Peirsol, Carey, Matthes,etc so choosing one must be difficult. I think Peirsol is the most accomplished backstroker ever.
juandi2570 2 years ago
All I'm saying is Usain Bolt is better then Phelps.
resmen81 3 years ago
And haile gebrselassie is better than bolt. hopefully people get what im trying to say
livetotri08 3 years ago
phelps is the fish of water beni kosovo
rrakli 3 years ago
but sadly, phelps has ugly body. wont comment about the face though
kevtheories2 3 years ago
lol@kevtheories2, majority of the yanks look the same.
JaiziSG 3 years ago
the serbian Cavic was faster than Phelps,everybody saw it.
borizlat 3 years ago
I think you're dreaming mate. This race was 4 years ago.
resmen81 3 years ago
r u drunk
what do u do in australia??????
aau11 3 years ago
they talked to the technicians who deal with the touchpad systems, and they said there were no mistakes. Phelps won. End of discussion.
sidstille 3 years ago
yes I saw it Cavic was faster and should have won if only he take another stroke.
dihay 3 years ago 2
Which means he wasn't as faster then doesn't it...
resmen81 3 years ago
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Thorpe the fucktard can eat shit. He smacktalked Michael Phelps saying he didn't have it in him to get 8 gold medals in one Olympics. Phelps thanks him for the motivation though.
mtown78 3 years ago
no he didnt... you're a retard mate.
MeHungy136 3 years ago 2
I think the US can't talk much as they've learnt their lesson not to talk too much before winning an event.
Watch "swimmer ian thorpe olympics 2000" and then talk.
He proved him wrong big woopidoo.
resmen81 3 years ago 2
um thorpe didnt "talk smack" he said hed love to see phelps do it in beijing but gave his honest opinion and said he thought he couldnt, he still said he wanted him to do it
UnrealTMaster 3 years ago 3
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Phelps did it! FUCK THORPE!
yepyepok 3 years ago
Y are u basking on other people's glory??? pathetic.
bzach71 3 years ago 5
michael phelps is #1 period
nyyankeesnygiants 3 years ago
yanks are all fucking corkheads
Stumper01 3 years ago 3
if i had that talent i wouldnt quit.the 2000 4 x 100 free was sick
fordispro 3 years ago
The thing with the Phelps vs. Thorpe argument is that Thorpe was middle distance freestyle, he didn't compete the other styles. Whatever Phelps accomplishes, it doesn't - or SHOULDN'T - diminish what any other swimmer has achieved at the Olympics. He won't diminish what Thorpe achieved. History doesn't start and stop with Phelps. Nor did it start and stop with Thorpe.
Eternalsun86 3 years ago 3
yeah mate well said. did i see phelps in that,thorpe is a pussy for quiting tho
fordispro 3 years ago
Maybe not. If he wasn't feeling motivated anymore, then he was probably right to quit - because staying in without having the motivation would've cheated someone else - someone who'd want it more - out of any place he would get at subsequent races. Why keep racing if you don't enjoy it?
Eternalsun86 3 years ago
he did the right thing, if you do something you dont enjoy you'll be a shit in it its a proven fact i dont think anyone would want to see Thorpe's glory go down like that
andresrojas22 3 years ago 6
u aussies need 2 know that even in athens phelps was was better than thorpe ..... did thorpe win 6 gold medals even at athens??????????
aau11 3 years ago
why dont you suck phelps dick you fucking pathetic groupie
andresrojas22 3 years ago 2
i like ian thorpe and michael phelps. :) Anybody else?? hahahaha.
sammywhip33 3 years ago 3
did ian thorpe set a world record in the 200 IM? 400IM? 200 fly? yea and by the time phelps is done he'll easlily DOUBLE thorpe's olympic medal haul, so just because thorpe USE TO BE faster than phelps in 1 EVENT. (yea im talking 2 u jassy2k9)
aau11 3 years ago
no doubt thorpe wud slap phelps around the pool if he was still swimming... n perhaps with the new suite one can only imagine what he kud hav done... he went in2 early retirement.. guess we'll never know.. for the records thorpe beat phelps in the final in athens..
lexlr8 3 years ago 5
get that shit out of here bitch. stop making bitch ass excuses for thorpe
evilknievel20 3 years ago
nadaaaa son unos locos toditoooos albert subirats se barre a michael phelps y ian crocker y tambien al loquito este de ian thorpe... VeNeZuElAaAaAaA...
gutierrezcespedes 3 years ago
yeh phelps reckons he is all good but if he was against eamon sullivan in 100m freestyle he would lose sullivan has the world record. phelps is so cocky i personally dont want him to get the 8 gold medals
jared9691 3 years ago
why do the americans have to be the centre of the world with everything.. no wonder everyone dislikes americans.. why cahnge the swim finals to the morning.. i gotta wait till midday to watch the australians win..
deklares1 3 years ago
because the americans think noone has the rite to achieve anything other than them. its great when a great swimmer like thorpe comes along to kick there ass.....they can harp on about phelps all they like on how great he is....but basically phelps has no Challengers for his gold targets in olympics 2008 thats why he'll probably win the 9 hes going for. if only thorpe would of done one more olympics just to spoil the yanks party....what ashame ..
fancypantsuk 3 years ago
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hey australian´s..!!! fuck your thorpe
jsolayo 3 years ago
Hey jsolayo..!!!fuck you
jassy2k9 3 years ago
Ian Thorpe was, is and will be the best. I missed him in these Olympics
guajaaaa 3 years ago 5
He will always be in he's fans hearts forever!.
mejikal 3 years ago 4
ian thorpe is better in the distance events but he can't perform as well as hoogenband in th short distances. all great distance swimmers are slower in sprint events than sprinters. that's a fact. both of them are great swimmers! hands down!
tikigurl11888 3 years ago 5
so miss ian thorpe....pls come back !
luvyesterday 3 years ago
What is da point in tht? i watched a 6min vid showing me pieter van den hooganband winnning the final in athens on a video called 'Ian Thorpe 100m free final Athens 2004'
Sort it soon!
weeleybin 3 years ago 3
i dnt care wut they say...THORPE is 1 of the best in the wrld
slykid51 3 years ago 7
Grande gara.. e quest'anno? Ci sono delle possibilità per Magnini? A me piace un sacco, vorrei puntare su di lui con better..
flomarras 3 years ago
0:39. Whos the hot chick at the front?!
pirocan1 3 years ago
le olimpiadi di quest'anno nn saranno le stesse senza campioni come thorpe!!!
Thorp03 3 years ago
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yea daz tru. phelps is the best!
ronahky 3 years ago
Ian thorpe will always be a legend
paygap 3 years ago 3
I am sorry, no offence intended, but when I hear the american way of pronouncing of 'semifinals', I get really irritated...Butchering the language in such way, yuck...
Olomoucboy 3 years ago 2
haha, I'm American and I have to totally agree with you on that. hmm, leave it up to us to mess up the language in such a way, you know, there's no one out there who would do it so well as we do. =D
napoleonwhimsy 3 years ago
yea the americanized way of pronouncing aluminum annoys me also
nastylimbcheat 3 years ago
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aau11 3 years ago
Phelps coach said thorpe was "the greatest middle-distance swimmer of all time and he's the greatest relay swimmer I have seen"
thevidfather 3 years ago 4
the best of the Swimming is THORPE, Van de hoogenband and haccker they are legends for ever, phelps is good But never better than these. xD
angeldize 3 years ago 4
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this is stupid, its soooooooooooooooooo obvious phelps is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better, and anybody who thinks differently should reply
aau11 3 years ago
your just a delusional, arrogant, ignorant Phelps fanboy....who fantasises about sucking his little one!
Abbaodin 3 years ago 6
hahahaha awesome!
lockboy182 3 years ago
actually, thorpe gave phelps a nice ass kicking in the 200m freestyle in 04...check your facts before making an ass of yourself please.
jassy2k9 3 years ago
hah. how young was phelps? He will own the world for BILLIONS OF YEARS TO COME
scottrolen27mvp 3 years ago 2
thank u everyone is bagging on the U.S. and phelps
aau11 3 years ago
Phelps was 19 then dickweed. He's 23 now and we can all see that he's destroying the 'competition'.
ahlavitschooner 3 years ago
thorpe was the #1 now is phelps
vozdormidad 3 years ago
popov and thorpe are legends.
Zinkowaq 3 years ago 8
un grosso thorpe
laty22 3 years ago 3
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Phelps is better ;)
fabiosilva88 3 years ago
Stupid comment!
djgibson06 3 years ago
Every1 got is opinion =)
fabiosilva88 3 years ago
Ok I'll explain. Phelps is different to Thrope but better I think not. Did he ever beat Thrope once??? The answer is no he didn't.
djgibson06 3 years ago
They play diferent styles but i still prefer Phelps = ) I dont knwo abou is beating Thrope or not but like i said every1 got is opinion ;)
fabiosilva88 3 years ago 3
shut up u moron
fasilevi 3 years ago
thorpe was inimitable...bernard...ble!!!
dany23np 3 years ago
gumbummygummer, thorpe didnt only just make that final, i mean he trounced all the rest of them in 100m
PunxDrunns 3 years ago
ian thorpe...!! the best!
chinoavila14 3 years ago
Give me a break.
The female commentator is very biased. Thorpe's streamline is perfect.
Hartmann1984 3 years ago
not even, his hands were apart and very loose. it was very sloppy
crismiss11 3 years ago 4
he only just made that final
GumBummygummer 3 years ago
alain bernard just broke the world record! 47.60.
mimait 3 years ago
swimming takes a lot of time in your life and it was taking over his life n he had a family + he won everything you can win lol there was nothing else to do
rxrules 3 years ago
why did thorpe retire??
wolfparad 4 years ago
cause phelps would whip his butt in china
aau11 3 years ago
you'll mean to give Phelps a break in Beijing
andresrojas22 3 years ago
i saw ian thorpe today at school and he signed my t-shirt but i couldn't really read it he's a great swimmer!!!!!
eightbelow25 4 years ago 4
ian thorpe is the man
tsitsopoulakis 4 years ago 4
jeez, i wish they just cut to the race
darksage4ever 4 years ago
she is dara torres, and can swim 23.8 in a 50 free in short course!and she is over 40 i think
tomkaz84 4 years ago
i mean, she can definitely do a good streamline!
tomkaz84 4 years ago
As if the chick commentator could do a better streamline!!!!
nevagonnadie2 4 years ago
you know american commentators are really biased and annoying. its one thing to root for your own country naturally, but its another to bitch about other countries.
leaspeas 4 years ago 2
yeh i totally agree.. im an australian myself and i think americans usually make fun of australians, like ian thorpe!!
littlebirdy09 4 years ago
well the commentators are just trying to appeal to the mainstreem americans
i dont like it either but i really dont listen to it that much
thedman696969 4 years ago
not always... im american, and ian's the man! oh and so is eamon sullivan they are two of my top 10 favorites... too bad the other 8 are all american :P (in no real order: ian crocker, michael phelps,ryan lochte, aaron peirsol, brendan hansen, cullen jones, peter vanderkaay, and matt grevers)
homesickle 4 years ago 2
i though the commentators wre australians
andresrojas22 3 years ago
as if lol
runningaway8 3 years ago
AUSTRALIAN no way lol
daniel3203 3 years ago
torpedo de la pradera australiana
esmigol71 4 years ago