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he grew up to have good intrest in swimming then a swimming coach saw him swim so fast at only 5 years old then was when he became famous.

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he has been swimming since he was five

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Where did ian thorpe start his swimming career?

small town of Berri


What sport was Ian Thorpe famous for?

Ian Thorpe is famous for swimming, Olympics.


What is ian thorpe sport?

swimming


What were the privious olympic champions in swimming?

IaN Thorpe


What sport does Ian Thorpe play last year?

swimming


Ian Thorpe won 5 gold medals for what?

Swimming


How did Ian Thorpe influence other Australians?

he inspires young australians who want to gho as far as ian thorpe has with his swimming career. kids now are gettin more active in the water,that is how ian thorpe has inspired us young australians


Did Ian Thorpe win any swimming tournaments when he was young?

yes he defently did


What was ian thorpe allergic to?

chlorine (chemical added to water in swimming pools)


How did Ian Thorpe achieve in the first Olympic championship?

in swimming that's how he won it.


What type of swimming did ian thorpe?

Freestyle is his main stroke, and 400m was probably his best event


Who won the gold medal for men's 200m freestyle swimming in 2004?

Ian Thorpe of Australia in a time of 1:44.71, a new Olympic record.