Eric the Eel: A Unique Tale of Hope and Struggle ... And Lifeguards on Alert The Olympic Games in Paris concluded, Swimming World takes a look back at the tale of Eric Moussambani, dubbed "Eric the ...

(AP) Ian Thorpe won’t be swimming the 200-meter freestyle at the London Olympics after failing to make the final at the Australian selection trials on Friday night. The five-time Olympic champion was ...

ATHENS (voa) – There was high drama in the pool, on the basketball and tennis courts and in the courtroom at the Summer Games in Athens Monday. World record-holding swimmer Ian Thorpe of Australia won ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, November 23. ALTHOUGH sidelined by shoulder surgery, Grant Hackett made headlines in the Land of Oz earlier this week. In an article by Nicole Jeffery in The Australian, Hackett ...

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe's bid to compete at the London Games remains alive after he eased into the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle at Australia's national ...

BRISBANE, Australia -- Ian Thorpe will compete in the 200-meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics after winning the event at the Australian Olympic swimming trials Monday. Thorpe won the Australian ...

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe kept his London ambitions firing when he reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle at the Australian trials on Friday with a solid ...