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Thorpie drops into AIS to meet athletes

24 March 2021

Australia’s most successful Olympian of all time, swimmer Ian Thorpe, dropped into the AIS for a surprise visit to lift athlete spirits ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Thorpie met with the Australian Rollers wheelchair basketball team, the AIS-based athletics squad and the Olympic artistic swimming squad to chat about the challenges of the past year and to share some advice.

Here are some photos from Thorpie's visit.

Thorpe with Olympic artistic swimming squad
Thorpe with Olympic artistic swimming squad
Thorpe with the AIS-based athletics squad
Thorpe with the AIS-based athletics squad
Thorpe with Australian Rollers wheelchair basketball team
Thorpe with Australian Rollers wheelchair basketball team
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