World record progression 100 metres butterfly Essays

enough to qualify. In 1998 Thorpe competed in the world aquatic championships in Perth. He won 2 gold medals in the 400m and the 4x 200m relay. In 1998 Thorpe made it to the Australian team in the Commonwealth games in Kuala Lumpur. He won 4 gold medals in the 400m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 4x 200m freestyle relay which was a world record and the 4x100m freestyle relay. In 1999 Thorpe had a world record breaking phase. He broke the world record in the 200m freestyle winning gold in Hong Kong. In

was captain of the swim team his senior year, and his favorite swimming memory happened that same year. Will recalled: “We had a chance to beat Father Judge, something we haven’t done since the 40s. We ended up beating them at Champs and set a team record for the relay race. The relay was special to me because I wasn’t on