Australia's Ian Thorpe says he's retiring from competitive swimming.

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2 Ian Thorpe
2 Ian/Michael

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Wanting to settle a bet with my brother:

I was in NYC over the vacation on January 30th. I was in SAKS, on 5th Ave, and I saw Ian Thorpe. I mean, it was his face, extremely tall, tanned, and the same haircut.

Plausible? (well, whether or not it is, I know I saw him, so...)

Merry Christmas to all!

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Well, he's not back to blonde yet!

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Swimmer Ian Thorpe attends the Charity Golf Day presentation for Ian Thorpe's Fountain of Youth foundation in the Ballroom, Star City Casino on December 16, 2004 in Sydney, Australia.

Crossposted to ian_thorpe.

From cbc.ca...

Montreal could lose 2005 aquatic worlds

I know he might not be there, but thought you might want to know...

This is all of the icons I have done recently, since I haven't posted them in quite some time!!
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