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The 2002 Commonwealth Games

Day 7

Ian Thorpe of Australia celebrates after winning gold the Men's 200m Freestyle swimming final.

He hit the wall in a Games record one minute 44.71 seconds, outside the 1:44.06 world mark he set at the world championships in Japan last year but nonetheless faster than anyone else has ever swum the distance.

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