在2003年巴塞罗那世锦赛上，索普成为历史上首位三次夺得世锦赛同一项目金牌的选手。索普还13次打破了长池的世界纪录，目前仍然保持着男子200米、400米和800米自由泳的世界纪录。
Name: Ian James Thorpe
Date of Birth: 13 October 1982
Place of Birth: Australia
Height: 195 cm
Weight: 104 kg
Sport: Swimming
让我们一起来学习一些关于这位游泳健将的实用英语句子：
1) Thrope is called the big Black Shark.
索普被称为大黑鲨。
2) Thrope stalked his own world record and smashed it by more than two seconds.
索普打破了他自己创下的世界纪录，并以超过2秒的优势将原记录压得粉碎。
3) He is a master of pool science.
他是一名泳池名将。
4) I ve become a lot more educated about how to find my ideal stroke.
我已经学到了很多有关如何找到自己理想的仰泳姿势。
5) He has an internal clock that the Swiss would envy.
他有一个让瑞士人都妒忌的生物钟。
6) He is precise in everthing he does.
他对他做的每件事都力求精确。
7) The 800 meters freestlye is the debut1 at the world championship.
800米自由泳是世界锦标赛的第一个项目。
8) He is not so strong underwater, but as fast in the turns as some.
他在水下游泳时不如别的运动员强壮，但在折返处同别的运动员一样快。
