Relive the unforgettable 200m freestyle final from the Athens 2004 Olympics as Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe, and Pieter van den ...

A year ago Australia’s Ian Thorpe was without question the world’s best swimmer. With 13 individual world records, eight world titles and three Olympic gold medals he was the biggest thing in the pool ...

Even before a single Olympic medal has been hung around his neck, Michael Phelps is rewriting the manual on what it means to be a world-class swimmer. Entered in five individual events and a candidate ...

American Michael Phelps smashed Ian Thorpe’s 200m freestyle world record to win gold at the Swimming World Championships in Melbourne on Tuesday. Phelps left his rivals in his wash as he raced to a ...

Ian Thorpe, the only swimmer of the modern era seriously to match Michael Phelps' talent and medal-winning hunger, thinks the American will "wow the world with his incredible ability'' but fall short ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe are sure to grab more headlines as the clock ticks down to the 2008 Beijing Games. Beyond those superstars, however, are a group of lesser-known American ...

ATHENS -- -- Ian Thorpe, the Australian swimming deity, gazed serenely from the interview table, his white and green shirt stretched tightly over his massive shoulders, his dark hair bronzed, his eyes ...