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Ian Thorpe Research Paper

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I choosed him becuase I’ve heard about him on the radio and on the television. Ian Thorpe was called ’’thorpedo’’ and he was born 13 oktober 1982 in Australia. Ian got a nickname becuase of his speed in swimming. He is an athlete in the sport swimming. He specialises in the category freestyle he also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. When he was 14 years old he was the youngest male to represent Australia. Thorpe grew up in a sporting family. When he was a young child he had an allergy against chlorine. The results of that was he couldnt swim his first race until he was 7 years old. He could only swim with his head above the water. Thorpe completed at the 1996 Australian Age Championships in Brisbane , winning 5 golds, 2

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