2001 | Ian Thorpe | World Record | 1.44.06 | 200m Freestyle | 2001 World Champs

18 year old Ian Thorpe defeats Pieter Van Den Hoogenband to win the 200m Freestyle title at the 2001 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka | Thorpes time of 1.44.06 lowers his own world record by 0.63 of a second | This world record stood for 6 years before being lowered by Michael Phelps at the 2007 World Championships | This footage has been taken from a Channel 9 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed

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[IDoTooMuchHomework]

awesome

phelps favors his right side, but thorpe has flawless form

his kick is perfect

[hoever06]

Do you have the 4x100m free and 4x100m medley relays from 2001? Epic races.

[jiujitsufighter92]

thorpes went 1:44 back in 2001...phelps went 1:44 in 2012 with a tech suit...

[PlayingIsFun]

"He is avenging Sydney!" Epic sports moment.

[dfisdjnjcsjsjn]

What do you mean he didn't have all the training they had? He trained 10+ sessions a week for years to be as good as he was in his first career. He didn't have the technology would be more accurate. He stills holds the 400m free world record technically, it hasn't been broken without a supersuit.

[HoustonTexas82]

phelps wasnt in this race

[Niklas Luger]

4:10

[Xotic Hecz]

he always glides in to the finish he did it at the 2012 olympics aswell he needs to learnt to not do that :o

[Xotic Hecz]

its almost impossible to do a comeback in the time thorpe gave himself.. he wasnt even close to how fit guys are now.... back in these times he didnt have all the training they had yet they struggled to beat him.. thorpe is my god and always will be

[Xotic Hecz]

Thorpe you will always be the greatest

[Bao Nguyen]

you were the motivation for me to swim freestyle when I was young

[Adam C]

swimmers like biedermann phelps and lochte don't have much of a choice. they have loping strokes, and to improve a loping stroke you have to pick and commit to one side.