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Thorpe: I’m technically a better swimmer

The Columbian
Published: November 15, 2011, 4:00pm

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ian Thorpe thinks he’s a technically better swimmer now, in the early stages of his underwhelming comeback, than he was during the first phase of his stellar career.

Thorpe, who set 13 individual world records and won five Olympic gold medals before he quit competitive swimming in 2006, is making a comeback in a bid to qualify for the London Olympics next year.

He has not won any medals in World Cup meets in Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo, at times trailing well behind fellow competitors.

Thorpe said Wednesday that “I am not disappointed at all,” telling a news conference in Seoul that “when I compare myself with how I used to swim 2005 or 2006, technically I am swimming better.”

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