1998 | Ian Thorpe | World Champion | Men’s 400m Freestyle | 15 Years Old |

Ian Thorpe, aged 15, winning the 400m Freestyle at the 1998 World Championships in Perth | Thorpe out touches teammate, 17 year old Grant Hackett, to take the title in a time of | Thorpes first international individual victory | Thorpe went on to dominate the sport winning this event at both the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics, plus the 2001 and 2003 World Championships| This footage has been taken from a Channel 7 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed |