2001 | Ian Thorpe | World Record | 1.44.06 | 200m Freestyle | 2001 World Champs

[@LKING999]

Thorpe and Hoogie are awesome. Such great swimmers and so much appreciation and sportsmanship

[@JOJO-2020]

Yes, it’s great to see.

[@joekendras]

They were fucking. That is why they get along so well. Thorpe as we now know is gay, and Hoogenband is a closeted bi sexual who prefers men to women.

[@MattMc33]

It’s frightening to think this guy did a 1:44:06 TWENTY YEARS AGO. He was so far ahead of his time it’s ridiculous. The greatest freestyler there ever was.

[@Ineddiblehulk]

I think ledecky is now his equal - but they’re both generations ahead of their peers

[@rogerc23]

@@Ineddiblehulk she definitely was but Summer Macintosh is gunning for her

[@jaassil]

Popovic did 1:42.97 without these full bodysuits… also broke 100m freestyle WR. So Thorpe is not the best freestyler even. Period.

[@verward]

​@@jaassilthese suits are really not as great as those 2008-2009 suits. It. Don't think you'd have much benefit from these suits over modern tech suits and caps. Popovici is the first 18 and under to go faster than Thorpe in the 200, 21 years later. Swimming records are not meant to last that long. Thorpe is the greatest freestyle swimmer of all time period.

[@jaassil]

@@verward You really know about swimming history. What about Yannick Agnel, 1:43:14 in the 2012 Olympics 200m freestyle final?

[@Queenfisher444]

Thorpies technique is quite literally a generation ahead of its time. Crazy legit

[@International1ify]

Greatest rivalry in professional swimming history. Two of the all time greats battling over 100m and 200m for years, and competing in the relays. Both phenomenal and class acts in and out of the pool. Love em' both.

[@joekendras]

Hoogenband beat Thorpe only 3 of 17 meetings in 200, including short course. Thorpe beat Hoogenband 0 of 11 meetings in 100, including short course. Not such a great rivalry, Hoogenband winning every single 100 metre encounter, and Thorpe almost every single 200 encounter. There was no back and forth in either distance, which is what defines a great rivalry, like Lochte and Phelps who traded wins constantly in all of the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke, and 200 freestyle

[@Sanks247]

Greatest of all time!

[@blablaschopenhauer5433]

What a race, i was 14 when I saw that race. I Am French. I have been definitely a fan of ian Thorpe. What a classy swimmer

[@ShroudedInVeilz]

Undoubtedly the best middle distance freestyler of all time. Great technique and executed his race plans perfectly. People who talk about his suit giving him an advantage obviously haven't followed swimming closely over the years, otherwise they would know that these suits in 2001 were still textile.

[@mdnia6592]

+joelious junk His suit was special. If you have watched interveiws with him, he cleary states that it was specially made for him. He wanted to make himself as fast as he could and he had the resources to hire the best in the world that could make him as fast as he wanted. Not saying the suit made him what he was, but that suit was just as good as the lazer if not better, and he would NOT swim as fast as he did without it, I would go as far as to say he would loose alot of titles without that specific suit:P

[@oscaroliver5614]

+Mdnia there is no way that suit was even close to the LZR! That is just crazy talk!

[@mdnia6592]

Oscar Oliver do some research and you'll see:P

[@Fuzcapp]

+Mdnia Seriously? Seriously? You clearly know nothing about the suit era of swimming. Thorpe's adidas suit was nowhere near as effective as the speedo "shark-skins". And it was a LONG way behind the Blueseventy suits that led to the ban. Everyone in swimming knew that Thorpe's Adidas suit was not as efficient at the contemporary speedo suit, but Thorpe received such a huge sponsorship from Adidas that he continued to use the suit despite advice (and pressure from Swiiming Australia) to use the speedo suit (which Grant Hackett used in their 400m and 800m showdowns).

[@mdnia6592]

+Fuz Capp haha I never said the suit was as good as the best suits, just stating that the suit did have an effect and it is alot bigger than what everyone believed:P

[@enginunsal7573]

Thorpe was a giant in the pool. Him and Popov reformed and perfected the tecnique for crawl.

[@toivonencresto]

1Thorpe 2Sun Yang-Popov

[@verward]

vd hoogenband is actually technically a better swimmer, Thorpe has much better turns and starts.

[@Romans8-9]

@@toivonencresto Sun Yang, drug cheat.

[@hoangle2897]

One of the most impressive performances in swimming history.... Ian Thorpe the King Ian Thorpe the Master

[@randomchannel-px6ho]

Compared to most sub 1:45 swims, thorpe actually went out slow. Most 1:44 swimmers reached halfway in sub 51 and the 150 under 1:18. So what got thorpe this ridiculously fast time? A 25.8 last 50, the second fastest ever behind Paul Biedermanns suit aided record.

[@toivonencresto]

Thorpie went ‘full throttle’ only in the last 50, given what happened in Sidney. I think that he’d have done 1.43.5 or better had he done a full race on his own, as he usually did in 400. Fukuoka ‘01 Thorpe is something we’ll never see again.

[@nickbaker3588]

@@toivonencresto @random channel He even went 25.8 in the last 50 of his 800. He lost interest after this meet though and seemed to focus more on media

[@rogerc23]

Thorpe is suit aided though as well no?

[@Ineddiblehulk]

No. He was not ‘suit’ aided. The speedo suit that everyone else was wearing were superior to the adidas suit Thorpe wore here. And none of the suites were anywhere close to the suits of ‘08 or the super suits of ‘09. Thorpe’s suite here is textile.

[@flacarrubba]

Beautiful stroke. Perfect tecnique

[@cocohead333]

as a proffesional swimmer i am so jealous of thorpes stroke. its seems like hes just gliding thru the water with no effort and still get a world record

[@MajoIngram]

well he is not, there is so much power and endurance behind his strokes as you probably already know as a professional swimmer.

[@Fuzcapp]

Just watched this again - Frickin' awesome finish by Thorpie. Just awesome.

[@QaliSwim]

Ian Thorpe the master Ian Thorpe the king

[@nissy9220]

Love how he just has a flawless stroke for 150 metres and then at 5:33 you can see how much faster he kicks to accelerate on the last 50. Absolute beast

[@holl01]

Greatest human swimmer to ever grace this planet.

[@ashinis88]

It`s not about the suit, witch btw everyone was free to wear, it`s about his flawless stroke.

[@toivonencresto]

You’ll never see again a destruction like this at these levels. Greatest freestyle swimmer of all Time, perfect and beautiful stroke.

[@jaredphd5587]

We already have with Phelps and then Biederman in this event. Don't even get me started with Katie Ledecky, who is the most dominant swimmer in modern history.

[@matthewman14]

ian thorpe you bloody legend

[@lbm4n]

best swim stroke in history

[@Pankeekii]

"He is avenging Sydney!" Epic sports moment.

[@PeacefulBrit]

Thorpe is just a LEGEND. I wish this guy was British!

[@Samramos4488]

IAN THORPEY IS "THE" BEST SWIMMER IN WORLD HISTORY

[@mc1703]

yeah all the races from fukuoka!

[@francinoitalianation]

@IDoTooMuchHomework if you look closely, thorpe breathes completely to the side of his competition and when he turns, he switches sides so he can keep them in sight

[@hjoxie1895]

The moment Pieter realized he would never win a race again.

[@DolleDriesRoelvink]

Thorpe: the original floater (he was the first to see the advantage) - It's a shame FINA disbanded these suits no sooner then 2010.

[@garrywallace1007]

@@DolleDriesRoelvink this was not a floater suit..they were made of a completely different material.

[@DolleDriesRoelvink]

@@garrywallace1007 It wasn't the 2008/2009 suit yet. But still, he had a very big advantage over his opponents.

[@DolleDriesRoelvink]

@@garrywallace1007 Article from 18th may 2000:"The youngster, who was breaking records before the introduction of the suits but admits they help him swim faster".

[@garrywallace1007]

@@DolleDriesRoelvink he felt they gave him an advantage, doesn't mean it did. Every other competitor had the choice to use that suit. And they didn't.

[@verward]

it's just crazy to think that these two swimmers still would swim at the top of the world ranking right now.

[@mixedmartialartscoach6347]

The invincible thorpedo Ian Thorpe

[@xotichecz7312]

Thorpe you will always be the greatest

[@Slowhand871]

Yeah no.

[@RtRdOh33]

Have you noticed that he switch side of breathing to Hoogenband each lap? He breaths to his right side then his left side then to his right side.

[@ETHomerin]

To go in the lower 1:44 range and beneath that you have to go out fast and be able to charge at then end. And bc that’s so hard there’s only 3 to 4 times that happened in swimming history!

[@nicktyrrell2323]

Unbelievable kick....wow

[@scplayzroblox5954]

This time still would have won gold at the 2023 World Championships. Unbelievable.

[@alexstark9071]

Crazy how not many top swimmers now aren’t even swimming these times

[@huaxingl]

Sun Yang won this year's Olympic 200m freestyle with a time 0.59 sec slower than Thorpe's performance here!

[@tenzinthutop1228]

Hua-Xing Lee with drugs and cheat

[@ralphbourgeois5875]

@@tenzinthutop1228 Thorpe also failed a drug test, even if everyone rallied around him with excuses but considering his lame ass comeback attempt in 2012 where he was something like 9th at the Olympic trials he probably was heavily juiced in his prime.

[@tenzinthutop1228]

@@ralphbourgeois5875 Thorpe never did drug he has drinking problem on other hand sunyang is complete cheat that world swimmers consider him a stain for beautifull sport of swim,while Thorpe is legend

[@ralphbourgeois5875]

@@tenzinthutop1228 Yes everyone who fails a drug test is innocent forever in their own views, I know the drill. Everyone has their own story and personal excuses, especialy those who get off later, Thorpe included, again I know the drill. I follow lots of sports, sorry I do not give anyone who fails a drug test the benefit of doubt. Especialy when drug tests are so easy to clear, lots of heavy dopers never use them. Plus Thorpe is an ass. He accused his so called friend Pieter Van Den Hoogenband of using drugs more than once. Even though it is obvious Thorpe is about 100 times more likely doping (especialy after the failed drug test) than VDH, and when VDH who again is supposably friends with Thorpe would never say such a slanderous thing about Thorpe and even defended him after the initial positive doping test he later was cleared off which most people wouldn't then. Then again he is a nice person and class act unlike Thorpe who is a whiny gay ass.

[@tenzinthutop1228]

@@ralphbourgeois5875 i dont know how u got the idea of Ian taking the drug and failing the test,may be he was tested postive in ur jeolous imaginative lab,noboy ever can't proof all those allegations,he is officially clean athlete till now,so u better be clean ur own mind

[@JaDanBar97]

Toyed with Van Hoogenband until 150m and then was like CHEERS BOY!

[@youbetzler]

I'm not a big fan of the guy but i still maintain he is the only swimmer i've seen overhaul the world record line (minusing the supersuit garbage)

[@BaoNguyen00]

you were the motivation for me to swim freestyle when I was young

[@robertjohnson1602]

Thorpe is so far advanced with his unique technique that he looks like he's going for a Sunday morning paddle - while his opponents swim frantically.

[@mc1703]

the greatest last 50 you'll ever see in a 200 free

[@jaredphd5587]

Until Phelps and Biederman both did it better, right?

[@mc1703]

@@jaredphd5587 body suits

[@cooldumpy7913]

@@jaredphd5587 phelps' fastest was 26.12 which was outright slower even with a lzr. biedermann was only 0.10 faster than thorpe and did it with a x-glide

[@xotichecz7312]

its almost impossible to do a comeback in the time thorpe gave himself.. he wasnt even close to how fit guys are now.... back in these times he didnt have all the training they had yet they struggled to beat him.. thorpe is my god and always will be

[@dimasvenerando1163]

6:13 Quando o Thorpe ia dar, "aquela pegada", o Hoogenband corta o barato dele. Oh man!!!

[@carlosfast12]

the greatest performance in his career IMO...

[@Purpulan]

Say whatever you want but this guy legs propulsion is still unmatched.

[@jc22ful]

che classe.....

[@dfisdjnjcsjsjn]

I believe most the tech videos regarding the suit are about his 04 suit which he swam slower in anyway. Even his 04 suit is 100% textile though.

[@Sq12Sq22u22]

This time of Thorpe's in 2001 , and we are now in 2016 is NOW just 2 seconds outside the current world record.

[@hoangle2897]

Paul Biedermann WR was in super suit which has been banned by FINA The best in textile is 1.43.14 of Yannick Agnel at 2012 Olympics but he now loose his form

[@polo4ever1]

i dunno about you guys but the commentary in the first minute of the vid is hilarious. "...it'll be up to the dutchman to respond" and "I really think hoogenband can try anything he likes."

[@hmshiggins]

@KennethlongnecK What a return to the professional circuit that would be.

[@dfisdjnjcsjsjn]

What do you mean he didn't have all the training they had? He trained 10+ sessions a week for years to be as good as he was in his first career. He didn't have the technology would be more accurate. He stills holds the 400m free world record technically, it hasn't been broken without a supersuit.

[@donna25871]

This is still a faster time than the one swum to win the Gold medal in Paris last week.

[@FurrNz2011]

The Thorpedo is back!!!

[@sanketcp]

Look at the turn at 5:06, they hardly did any dolphin kick, unlike phelps who goes deep down the pool and do 5-6 kicks coming back on the surface..

[@barnyardian22]

race starts at 4:10

[@matteogege92]

maybe phelps is stronger, but does he swim as well as thorpe does? i really doubt it

[@adamroflll]

it takes a while dude. you can't just not swim for 8 years then train for a few months and make the olympic team. actually, a 1:48 is incredible given his circumstances. i wouldn't be surprised if he made the '13 world champs final tbh

[@Slowhand871]

Ian was great but that suit helped a ton.

[@adamroflll]

yeah i like phelps's loping stroke better but ian thorpe is just fucking incredible. his stroke is like... mesmerizing

[@mcleanedwards7748]

He dropped the hammer

[@cldfsn]

VDH, classy in defeat.

[@polo4ever1]

hahahah the beginning was hilarious "i thought uh that hoogenband would be running him down" "well i really think hoogenband can try anything he likes" hahahah

[@australiancreepycrawlies6417]

Aussies LOVE Fukuoka lol

[@ThyJovan]

Thorpe swam 4 seconds slower than this. His return not meant to be.

[@georgemarsh9232]

Fastest 200free of all time if you ignore the underwaters Michael phelps brought along and the super suit era

[@hoangle2897]

Thorpe is no doubt the best in 400 free but the best record in 200 free belongs to Yannick Agnel (1:43.14) but he quickly lost his form

[@adamroflll]

swimmers like biedermann phelps and lochte don't have much of a choice. they have loping strokes, and to improve a loping stroke you have to pick and commit to one side.

[@MickChickenn]

Called a hybrid stroke, or a galloped stroke.

[@soufian191]

thorp is rhe better swimer in the world best tecnik

[@kingclanmedia4863]

isn thorpes stroke is nearly flawless his only letdown is that he looked up

[@lbm4n]

it is type in phelps 200 fly world record

[@MickChickenn]

I'm pretty sure it is 100% textile. However, it covers his whole body. There is a bunch of crap about the tech behind his suit in one of those "Behind the Suit" videos. Just search it. It's on here somewhere.

[@bijirinsesat5424]

why thorpe retire early? love to see him battle with phelps in 200m free

[@saadrockz50]

he said he was losing motivation.

[@groberts2618]

@@saadrockz50 Yes...and bad advice from a psychiatrist...

[@thiachristensen3908]

Ray "rabbits"warren cld commentate 2 frogs having a root n it wld still sound sensational. Bloody great work rabbits..n yeah well done I guess also Thorpe

[@TheGirlFromIreland]

Am i the only one lol'ing at the way they pronounce Pieter van den Hoogenbands name

[@MickChickenn]

Watch a video on how it is made. It's more than just fabric.

[@bullyflea]

Can't he come back? Dara Tores is 42 years old... After watching the way he swims, other swimmers look so unsmooth.

[@ShunyamNiketana]

See London Olympics.

[@hondasarefaster5914]

Thorpe too good for van dinkleberry..

[@tenzinthutop1228]

U beat thorpedo either by doping or assist of tech

[@alexndr27]

hope thorpe beats phelps at London.

[@funkyfreshxx]

ok, the reason i erased my comment was because i wanted to double check the medal count, but my figures were correct. you say phelps hasn't dominated? hmm well he did win the 400 im and the 200 free at the OLYMPICS each by 2 seconds. sounds like domination to me. beyond that, i'd consider the fact that phelps didn't lose in the 200 fly once for EIGHT YEARS pretty dominating. phelps has set 38 world records, thorpe: 17. any way you look at it, domination

[@redbaron2418]

Phelps wasn't even in this race so who cares STFU

[@polo4ever1]

oh i meant thorpe running him down lol

[@patchybabyboy]

i reckon phelps...thorpes def the better freestyler, like naturally better. but phelps is the better competitor hed refuse to be beaten

[@richardmiller3839]

At the time that was awesome. Unfortunately Phelps smashed that.

[@MarineKingPride]

@IDoTooMuchHomework There is no perfect. Even grant hackett favor one over another. Biederman favors his right side too. And it has been proven to be effective.

[@dimadeloseros1]

only 18 years old lol

[@xotichecz7312]

he always glides in to the finish he did it at the 2012 olympics aswell he needs to learnt to not do that :o

[@funkyfreshxx]

michael phelps>thorpe anyone that even suggests thorpe is close to phelps is severely mistaken

[@redbaron2418]

Phelps wasn't even in this race so who cares STFU

[@Matt-fr5qm]

Thorpe is the better freestyler, phelps is better at IM and fly

[@MickChickenn]

Yeah, and the 200 free isn't even an event Phelps trains for. The 200/400 free are what Thorpe lives for. Phelps just does it as a side event. Plus, Thorpe's suit is much faster than Phelp's

[@SsturmoilsS]

No Ian had a better suit the Micheal Micheal had a textial suit as did Ian but Ian's was a full body Micheal's is a jammer

[@toivonencresto]

You know NOTHING

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

Slow time by today's standards

[@Sq12Sq22u22]

Crap..this time in 2001 is 2 seconds behind the existing world record in 2016. Your comment is crap.

[@hoangle2897]

Not be slow time.... After supersuit's period, only one time Yannick Agnel performed better than Thorpe's on London (1:43.14). Now the best swimmer in 200 is Sun Yang but his PB is only 1:44.47 although he has swum 1:45 sub many times.

[@cheetahcoats4923]

mymentor you are still wrong about that, 4 years later. Look at 2018 Japan Pan Pacs: 1.5 seconds slower

[@nickbaker3588]

@@hoangle2897 If Agnel was in the pool that night I still reckon Thorpe would have won. He was totally unbeatable in 2001. Shame that after this he lost interest in swimming.

[@amradzinovic4086]

Only one swimmer in history was greater than Thorpe...Alex Popov.

[@thiachristensen3908]

Ray "rabbits"warren cld commentate 2 frogs having a root n it wld still sound sensational. Bloody great work rabbits..n yeah well done I guess also Thorpe