Last Updated: Saturday, January 14, 2012, 19:19
Five-times Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe took a small step forward in his bid to qualify for this year`s London Games on Saturday but it could be too little, too late.
Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 10:29
Comeback kid Ian Thorpe has left his run too late and is unlikely to qualify for next year`s London Olympics, according to the former coach of Australian swimming great Grant Hackett.
Last Updated: Monday, December 19, 2011, 08:40
Ian Thorpe has dismissed concerns about his underwhelming return to the pool as "premature".
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:35
Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe said he aims to compete in next year`s London Olympics and is not disappointed by a recent string of slow performances during his comeback.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 22:46
Australian star Ian Thorpe`s much-anticipated comeback faced another setback on Saturday with a lacklustre performance.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 11:47
The Australian finished the 100-meter butterfly in 54.35 seconds on Wednesday, good for only 13th place.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 11:06
Thorpe said it was "almost absurd" to expect that he would start winning right away after five years away from competing.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 5, 2011, 12:45
Thorpe, winner of five Olympic golds finished third in his heat with a time of 54.09 to rank 11th overall.
Last Updated: Friday, November 4, 2011, 19:02
Five-times Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe claimed a seventh-placed finish in the final of the 100 metres individual medley in a World Cup race on Friday.
Last Updated: Friday, September 23, 2011, 14:17
Thorpe, who announced his comeback in February after retiring in 2006, will compete in all three Asian legs of the World Cup series.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 18:41
2012 Olympics Organising Committee head Sebastian Coe is excited about the likely return of Ian Thorpe to the Games and felt the Australian pool legend`s visit to the venues in London last year must have ignited the spark.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 08:45
Michael Phelps was still getting over a mild slump when he heard Ian Thorpe was planning a comeback for the London Olympics.
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