GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -At the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, Thorpe added four medals to his tally: a gold in the 200m freestyle with a new Olympic record of 1’44"71, another gold in the 400m freestyle, then a silver in the 4x200m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m freestyle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Across his nine years of competitive swimming at every distance from 100m to 800m, Thorpe won five Olympic gold medals, nine Commonwealth gold, 13 World Championships and set 23 world records, making him one of Australia’s most successful athletes.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the 150, he was 0.53 ahead of the record and was swimming further and further ahead of the second fastest swimmer of all-time to that date. Phelps never looked back and crushed his best time, lowering Thorpe’s world record in the process with a 1:43.86, taking down the 1:44.06 from the 2001 Worlds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why Is He So Good? Thorpe’s performance was labeled “extraordinary” and “superior” by Swimming World but Australian former head coach Don Talbot said that Thorpe depended on his kick profoundly, sacrificing his arms.