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Ian Thorpe

Chronology

1982	Born October 13 in Milperra, New South Wales, Australia
1999	Breaks four world records at the Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney in May; sets and breaks the world 200-meter freestyle record at the same meet; records the fastest time ever in a lap of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay
2000	Breaks his own world record in the 400-meter freestyle; appears on Friends
2002	Hosts his own television show, Undercover Angels; replaces coach Doug Frost with assistant coach Tracey Menzies