2001 | Ian Thorpe Vs Grant Hackett | World Record | 7.41.59 | 800m Freestyle | 2 of 2
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I can't beleive Thorpe pumped 6 seconds into Perkins over the last 200!!!
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53.71 last 100! holy shiiiiiiit!
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Thorpe swum last 100m in about 53s!!!!
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at 2:18 . "lets start the clock again" legendary!
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not even with a torpedo in my ass
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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..!!!
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Absolutely incredible! Ian creates a huge wave in the last 100m. Incredible.
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WTF he didn't use his legs for the first half of the race...
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back when swimming was exciting...
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TANK!
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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)
Actually Hackett bettered this World Record at the 2005 World Champs in Montreal.
australianswimming 2 years ago