SYDNEY (AP) — Five-time gold medalist Ian Thorpe expects to fail in his attempt to make the Australian Olympic team for London 2012, saying he may have made his return to competitive swimming too late.
With the Australian trials a week away, Thorpe told Australia’s Network Ten that he doesn’t have high expectations of making the team after modest results in lead-up events.
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