Name: Ian James Thorpe

Nicknames: Thorpey or Thorpedo

D.O.B.: 13 October 1982

Home: Sydney, Australia

Family: Ken (Father), Margaret (Mother), Christina (Sister)

Swims at: Sydney, NSW

Events: 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m individual medley

Interests: Movies, surfing and going out with friends

Ambition in Life: To be the best that I can be

Favourites

Food: Uncle Toby's Sports Plus cereal, Max Brenner chocolate, Japanese sashimi, Mum's baked dinner

Drinks: Mango smoothie, Ground Zero coffee, fresh fruit juices

Movies: Blow, Moulin Rouge, Billy Madison, Vampire movies, Long Kiss Goodnight, Traffic

TV Shows: Friends, Simpsons, Osbourne's

Music Groups: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Offspring, Silverchair, Blink, Nelly, Sum41

Singers: Kylie Minogue, Craig David

Animals: Cheetah, Dolphin

Book: Thick Face, Black Heart