Commonwealth Games 2002: Swimming: THORPEDO STILL ON TARGET FOR SEVEN.IAN THORPE Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales), also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey, is a former Australian freestyle swimmer. anchored Australia to victory in the 4 x 200meters relay to collect his fourth Commonwealth gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize and remain on course for an unprecedented seven golds. Thorpe was neck-and-neck with Canada's Mintenko going into the last leg, but powered to a 15-meter lead as the Aussies broke their own Games record in 7 mins, 11.69 secs. Canada took silver in 7:17.17 and England were third in 7:22.56. England cast another golden glow over the Games by capturing four gold medals in the pool last night. Stockport teenager James Goddard pulled off the biggest shock of the swimming competition by winning the men's 200m backstroke. Sarah Price streaked to glory in the women's 100m backstroke and Adam Whitehead Adam Whitehead (born March 28, 1980 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Great Britain, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the men's 100m and 200m Breaststroke. in the men's 100m breaststroke. It was his first gold at a major international meeting. And England also scooped gold in the women's 4 x 200metres freestyle relay. CAPTION(S): REVENGE: Jo Muggeridge |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion