Thorpedo and the Experiment: Para Swimming, Swimming and Wrestling at Sydney 2000

It's our monthly look back at history--all year long we're looking at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics. 

This month Alison tackles the massive Para Swimming competition, which includes the Paralympics' all-time medal winner Trischa Zorn.

Then we stay in the pool for the Olympic swimming competition, which is just epic, given Australians' love of swimming and their enthusiasm in the stands at Sydney 2000.

There are so many stories that it was difficult to choose just one, but Alison looks at the Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe (aka Thorpedo) and the amazing performance of the Australian men's 4x100m freestyle relay. Get your air guitars ready!

Then we switch over to the wrestling area, where Jill has the story of Canadian freestyle wrestler Daniel Igali's Olympic moment. And it wouldn't be a look back at Sydney 2000 without the biggest upset of them all: Rulon Gardner vs. Aleksandr Karelin in Greco-Roman Wrestling.

Our 400th show is coming up! Join us on Monday, July 14, from 8-10PM ET to celebrate: https://riverside.fm/studio/keep-the-flame-alive-live?t=d094981a869f108e400f

Watch the men's 4x100m freestyle relay: https://youtu.be/HQi9w5nV-L8?si=1rDNyyccZAFYOiAo

Watch Daniel Igali's gold medal match:

• Part 1: https://youtu.be/oDUQQoqeyWw?si=ziYn44BHay17rMaa
• Part 2: https://youtu.be/-yrBlAzTJwE?si=SlXIn_iVui4FNJ_s

Watch Rulon Gardner v Aleksandr Karelin: https://youtu.be/oVT3-wbL8HU?si=-JKqcWlbyTedSb4v

 

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

Find a list of sources used in this episode here.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

 

 

***

Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics.

 

Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support

Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod

Become a patron and get bonus content: http://www.patreon.com/flamealivepod

Buy merch here: https://flamealivepod.dashery.com

Hang out with us online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod

Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod

Newsletter: Sign up at https://flamealivepod.substack.com/subscribe

VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348