2000 | Ian Thorpe | World Record | 1.45.51 | 200m Freestyle | 17 Years Old | Olympic Trials

17 year old swim sensation Ian Thorpe betters his own world record in the 200m Freestyle to qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics | Thorpe beats out an all star lineup of Michael Klim, Grant Hackett, Bill Kirby, Daniel Kowalski, Todd Pearson and Kieren Perkins | Thorpe went on to win silver in this event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Gold at the 2004 Athens games | The top 6 qualifiers from this race, went on to take gold in the 4x200 Freestyle relay at the Sydney 2000 Olympics | This footage has been taken from a Channel 9 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed