Ian thorpe biography greg hunter

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  Hunter, Greg

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  Macmillan

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  IAN THORPE The Biography

  October 30, 2024

  Who doesn't know of the Thorpedo? If you don't but you do know of Michael Phelps. You should know that Phelps studied Thorpe and moulded his public persona on Thorpe's. There were star swimmers before Thorpe just as there has been stars since him. But it's probably fair to say that Thorpe was the first Swimming Superstar. He was feted inside and outside swimming, and while he was probably the most famous person in Australia at the peak of his powers he was also modelling for Armani, hanging out with Chelsea Clinton at the White House, and kicking back with the Royals in England. He was known around the world. He was front page news everywhere.
  
  This book was published just after Thorpe's success in Athens. An Olympics that made Thorpe the first and only athlete to ever win a medal in the individual 100m, 200m, and 400m freestyle at an Olympics. As the book points out the 100 metres is 15 percent ATP, 50 percent anaerobic, and 35 percent aerobic; the 200 metres is a ratio of 10 to 30 to 60; and the 400 metres is 5 to 25 to 75. To put it another way the difference in energy and aerobic demands is the equivalent of Usain Bolt winning 100m up to 1500m. Such different energy systems, it's absolutely incredible. Not even Phelps could achieve

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  Bib ID:

  3157189

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  Book

  Author:

  Hunter, Greg, 1956-

  Description:

  • Sydney : Macmillan, 2004
  • xi, 404 [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 25 cm.

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  140503632X

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