translate English to German: Hall then overtook Thorpe, but Thorpe fought back in the last 40 m with his late-finishing style to deliver victory, just 0.17s ahead of the Americans, breaking the world record and claiming the gold medal. It sparked wild celebrations amongst the partisan crowd, and evoked an uncharacteristic celebration from Thorpe.
In den folgenden Jahren bricht Ian sämtliche National- und Staatsrekorde und gewinnt 10 Goldmedallien bei den New South Wales Short Course Meisterschaften.