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Wednesday, September 20
Thorpe on 'standby' for final relay
Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia -- Ian Thorpe, whose three golds have
electrified the host nation, has an upper respiratory infection, an
Australian swimming spokesman said Thursday.
"He's got a bit of a sniffle," Ian Hanson said. "He was in
training this morning. It's nothing he wants to use as an excuse."
Thorpe, 17, is not being kept away from the rest of his
teammates, Hanson said.
Thorpe has been bothered by the infection since Wednesday, when
the swimmer appeared in good health at a news conference, Hanson
said. Thorpe had the night off and joined the rest of his team to
watch the finals.
He won golds in the 400-meter freestyle and the 400 and 800
freestyle relays, along with a silver in the 200 freestyle.
He may be chosen to swim on Australia's 400 medley relay team.
Preliminaries are Friday, followed by the final Saturday.
"Technically, I'm not finished swimming," Thorpe said
Wednesday. "I'm on standby. There's a possibility I'll be on the
medley relay, so I'm not finished at the pool yet. I'm trying to
stay in contact with the water."
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