OlderWed, 28 January 2009 at 11:49 am
Ian Thorpe Swims in Sydney
Former Australian Olympic medalist swimmer Ian Thorpe spends the day at Dolans Bay in Sydney, Australia on Thursday (January 29).
Thorpe, 26, has been relaxing with friends before returning to university next week, studying psychology and linguistics at Macquarie University.
Rumors have been swirling from tabloids after Thorpe spent the holidays in Brazil with his roommate, Brazilian swimmer Daniel Mendes.
Mendes has been living with Thorpe for the past three years as his housemate, Sydney Confidential reports.
10+ pictures of Ian Thorpe swimming in Sydney…
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He got a little ‘paunchy’ around the waist.
geez….he retired from swimming at such a young age and he was such in great shape. I guess all that lounging around is starting to show. I always knew he was gay which I’m totally fine with. But I hate his cocky and arrogant attitude. :)
His head is so small for his body oO
#2. thorpe is a nicer guy in person. it’s phelps who’s cocky and arrogant.
ew. he has such a small head. its not proportional to his body
Thorpe!! One of the best swimmers that ever was, living legend. He´s a cute person.
an “olympic swimmer”? he sure doesn’t look like one….but if a whale can swim, i guess this dude can too….
Totally agree with #4 !
he sure hasn’t trained in a while
Wow, he is shaped like a woman! What happened to him? He used to be drop dead gorgeous.
He’s put on a few since Olympics. Still looks good though. Great swimmer. Don’t care if he’s gay or not — none of my business and ‘other’ people — the Aussie press, etc., — should mind their own as well!!
bejeebus: your thinking is the reason young girls and boys kill themselves every year with eating disorders. Jerk!
This fellow forgot to SH*T a couple of days, folks?
Me! Not swimming regularly. Doesn’t have to be in the pool 24/7 training for Olympics anymore, so he’s gotten lazy and since he’s at University, I guess he’s hanging about eating all the things he wasn’t supposed to when he was training. HA! HA!
Cute bear! His boyfriend is Brazilian. Hot couple!
Good God MAN! What happened?
hahahahahahahahahaha
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i dont even kno who this dude is, but these pics are funny as fcuk!
wowza what happened to him!? hmm he must’ve given up exercising right when he quit swimming…
Dear Lord he is fat now! Had no idea he was gay but who cares really.
He used to be cut and buff! what happened??
Ewwwwwww……
I thought that was Gerard Butler when I first glanced at the picture!!!!!
#12. You are one vulgar jerk! If you were trying to be humorous you failed.
I think he’s a nice person and all, but his love handles really gross me out.
Not sure who the blond dude in the photo is but Daniel Mendes is hoooooooot. Holy smokes.
Ewww! Ian used to be sooooo HOTT. These pics are truly disgusting!
“Housemate” is that Australian for “gay lover”? Why does the media have to be so freaking oblique. He’s lived with the guy for 3 years and he’s a multimillionaire who doesn’t need to split the rent and utilities to make ends me. They’re lovers not “housemates”! Sheesh.
“Housemate” is that Australian for “g a y lover”? Why does the media have to be so freaking oblique. He’s lived with the guy for 3 years and he’s a multimillionaire who doesn’t need to split the rent and utilities to make ends me. They’re lovers not “housemates”! Sheesh.
he’s still hot!
i’d do him in a heartbeat!!!
oh. my. god.
Ewww…i never like him even he was in the Australian swim team
#21. Yeah, looks like Gerard Butler.
Returning to uni next week? Uh. Seeing as how he is in the same classes as me and I’m not due to go back for another month, what is he going to do? Sit around in empty classrooms?
And yeah, you guys are right about the attitude. When he turns up for classes he treats everyone else like we should be sooo grateful that we get to be near him.
What?! Gerard Butler is gorgeous. This guy is not.
lol can someone tell him he should try wear a shirt while swimming? that might save him better :)
raquel-
i’m a “jerkette” not a “jerk”. i didn’t know that i was personally responsible for the deaths of so many chubby boys and girls. thanks for letting me know how all-powerful i am. wow……
Oh who gives a **** about his weight! Honestly, the part that interests me is the “ROOMMATE OF THREE YEARS” because Thorpedo has always been big on saying things like “Oh I’m totally not gay” in fact, he’s given whole press conferences about how un-gay he is.
Now he is champion of donuts!!!!!
He definitely isn’t following as strict a diet/training regimen, but he’s still hot. And his boyfriend is even hotter. I’d take both of em.
The blond guy in the pics isn´t Daniel Mendes. And as far as I known, Daniel is straight.
This is probably another fuss that the aussie media is trying to make about Thorpe´s private life.
thot it was Gerard B too!
wow
What a change from this - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tulWRNTJiFo/SKHNAJJOxNI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/EasAcCrc_cI/s400/ian+thorpe+3.jpg
Nooooooooo
Daniel is straight, guys. He’s my friend. And I think Thorpie is straight too, but whatever, that’s not my business.
He and Thorpie are only mates and Thorpie is gorgeous, fat or not.
Haha gosh, he hasnt been an Olympic swimmer in years. His disgusting. All he does is suck up to the stars, and bag girls out on Australias Next Top Model about their fashion.
His going back to uni next week? I dont go back till the end of Feb, and im at the same uni :s Interesting!
yeah well, he also was in great shape because he swam for hours a day, every day. swimmers also eat something insane like, 10,000 calories when they are training. i bet retiring is pretty hard. you go from such a weird eating / exercise routine to just being normal. yeah, you might gain weight. you hear about it in retired gymnasts too.
who cares, leave Thorpy alone, he was a champion swimmer and a champion bloke. So what if he`s put on a few pounds, he allowed to have a life now, and that means he can bonk who he wants aswell.
Daniel and Thorpie have been dating for three years. I think now the media should simply leave that alone. I can understand why Thorpie needs to keep quiet as in retirement, sponsors will continue to keep him. If he were out “gay” he would lose them without a doubt. Particularly in the Asian markets.
I would say those two are both hot. Sure, Ian has let himself go but he’s still a cutie. If only he didn’t noticeably suck in his gut. That’s always bothersome to me.
He’s become obese, which is disgusting for an athlete. Food issues, galore! Mary, get on a diet already.
The roommate biz is mean speculating, regardless what each boy likes. And Thorpe would definitely lose all those Asian endorsements if he came out - then again, fatso might not be so popular tomorrow for ‘athletic sponsors’ either. Sorry!
Save a whale; harpoon thorpey!
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