Nice of Ian and his coaches to let the world know that he's "decided" not to pursue 7 gold medals in Athens. Hey Aussie, could this massive decision have anything to do with the fact that Phelps is 3.5 seconds ahead of you in the 200IM and you have NO CHANCE of getting a gold? Oh BTW, Thorpe won't get any higher than bronze in the 100 free.
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I agree with you on the fact that Thrope can't win the 200 Im or 100 meter freestyle. He wanted the olympics to ad the 800 meter when they didn't he was upset. He is more of a middle distance freestyler and loses most of his 3.5 seconds to Phelps who has a much better breaststroke. Anyway, the prelims, semi-finals and finals makes it more difficult for anyone to win 7 gold like Spitz did and of course three of Spitz's medals were relays. Back in the 1970's, the US men were so far ahead that unless they got DQ they were going to win the relays at the olympics.
I agree with you on the fact that Thrope can't win the 200 Im or 100 meter freestyle. He wanted the olympics to ad the 800 meter when they didn't he was upset. He is more of a middle distance freestyler and loses most of his 3.5 seconds to Phelps who has a much better breaststroke. Anyway, the prelims, semi-finals and finals makes it more difficult for anyone to win 7 gold like Spitz did and of course three of Spitz's medals were relays. Back in the 1970's, the US men were so far ahead that unless they got DQ they were going to win the relays at the olympics.
