{"id":4016,"date":"2002-07-30T16:34:51","date_gmt":"2002-07-30T21:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2002\/07\/ian-thorpe-zoe-baker-crack-world-marks-on-day-one-of-commonwealth-games\/"},"modified":"2014-07-24T20:15:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T03:15:48","slug":"ian-thorpe-zoe-baker-crack-world-marks-on-day-one-of-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ian-thorpe-zoe-baker-crack-world-marks-on-day-one-of-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Thorpe, Zoe Baker Crack World Marks on Day One of Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANCHESTER, England, July 30. IF there was any doubt about whether Ian Thorpe was ready for an historic Commonwealth Games performance, it dissolved the first timer the 19 year-old phenom hit the water. Today The Thorpedo began his quest for a record seven gold medals at the Commonwealth Games with a world record in the 400 meter freestyle.<\/p>\n

Thorpe came storming home in 3:40.08 to lower his previous best of 3:40.17, swum in winning gold at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan last year, where he won an unprecedented six gold medals.<\/p>\n

But Ian Thorpe was by no means thed entire story tonight. England's Zoe Baker, who trains in Christchurch, New Zealand, shattered Penny Heyns' world mark in the 50 meter breaststroke in winning her semifinal heat. Baker clocked 30.57, destroying Heyns' mark of 30.83 set at the 1999 Pan Pacs in Sydney.<\/p>\n

As it has so many times in the past five years, once again the 400 meter race quickly became a two-man battle featuring Thorpe and his compatriot and rival, Grant Hackett, the world record-holder at 1500 meters.<\/p>\n

Thorpe took an early lead in the race, turning at 50 meters in 25.33 seconds, one-tenth of a second ahead of Hackett, as the next closest competitor, Canada's Mark Johnston, was almost a second and a half back. Hackett took the lead at the 100, 52.98 to 53.02, with Johnston a distant third.<\/p>\n

In the third 50 meters, Thorpe began to take control of the race, and at the 200, he turned in 1:49.57 to Hackett's 1:50.20. No one else was under 1:54.5. Despite a brilliant performance by a determine Hackett, Thorpe kept pulling away, splitting 53.02, 56.55, 56.11 and 55.66 for each of his four 100 meters. Scotland's Graeme Smith won the bronze in 3:49.40.<\/p>\n

"I am pretty happy with that," said Thorpe after the race. "I was pretty relaxed and able to swim a good time." He was also relaxed when he won his second gold medal of the evening, joining Hackett, Ashley Callus and Todd Pearson on Australia's triumphant 4 x 100m freestyle relay team (CG record 3:16.42).<\/p>\n

Like Thorpe, Baker achieved her objective today. After her swim, she commented: "My aim was to go for the world record in the semifinal and then tomorrow I can just aim for the gold medal. I felt I could do something special and I did."<\/p>\n

The women's 200 IM final was something special as well, as Kirsty Coventry picked up Zimbabwe's first-ever swimming gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 18 year-old Auburn University sophomore-to-be clocked a Games record 2:14.53 to win a close battle with Australia's Jennifer Reilly (2:14.99) and Canada's Marianne Limpert (2:15.07)<\/p>\n

Reilly was then disqualified for an illegal fly-to-back turn (say what?), but she was later reinstated in the silver medal spot after an appeal by Australia. Australia's initial protest was turned down, but the verdict was overturned by a jury of appeal.<\/p>\n

Coventry took the lead on the backstroke, her strongest stroke and the second of the four legs of the race, and although she fell behind Canada's Liz Warden on the breaststroke, the 18-year-old Zimbabwean, swimming in her first big international contest as a serious contender (she was at the 2000 Olympics two years ago), came through on the last lap to take the gold.<\/p>\n

Australia's Olympic bronze medalist, Justin Norris, uncorked a great finish to win the men's 200 meter butterfly. Defending champion James Hickman of England took the race out fast and had carved more than a full second lead at the halfway mark. But the old piano landed squarely on his back on the final lap, as Norris and teammate Steve Parry passed him up. <\/p>\n

Norris won in a Games record 1:56.95, with Parry second in 1:57.71 and a hurtin' Hickman third in 1:58.55.<\/p>\n

England wound up with plenty to cheer about as Karen Pickering claimed the first swimming title of the Commonwealth Games with a win in the women's 200 meter freestyle. <\/p>\n

Pickering, Commonwealth 100 meter freestyle champion in 1994, came through in the second half of the race to touch in a Games record of 1:59.69. To make it even sweeter, teammate Karen Legg took the silver in 1:59.86. Aussies Petria Thomas and Elka Graham tied for the bronze in 2:00.07, as Aussie world champion Giann Rooney came up empty-handed.<\/p>\n

COMMONWEALTH GAMES
\n Manchester, England
\n DAY ONE: July 30, 2002
\n RESULTS <\/b> <\/p>\n

Women's 200m Freestyle
\nWR: 1:56.78 – VAN ALMSICK Franziska (GER) – ITA (Rom) – 6 Sep 1994
\nGR: 1:59.69 – PICKERING Karen (ENG) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

1 4 PICKERING Karen
\n England (ENG) 0.79 1:59.69 (GR) Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.07 (2)
\n28.07 () 100 m 58.59 (2)
\n30.52 () 150 m 1:28.82 (1)
\n30.23 () <\/p>\n

2 6 LEGG Karen
\n England (ENG) 0.80 1:59.86 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.21 (3)
\n28.21 () 100 m 58.49 (1)
\n30.28 () 150 m 1:29.06 (2)
\n30.57 () <\/p>\n

3 2 GRAHAM Elka
\n Australia (AUS) 0.87 2:00.07 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.58 (6)
\n28.58 () 100 m 59.01 (5)
\n30.43 () 150 m 1:30.01 (4)
\n31.00 () <\/p>\n

3 5 THOMAS Petria
\n Australia (AUS) 0.82 2:00.07 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.01 (1)
\n28.01 () 100 m 58.67 (3)
\n30.66 () 150 m 1:29.71 (3)
\n31.04 () <\/p>\n

5 7 MULLER Helene
\n South Africa (RSA) 0.77 2:00.77 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.48 (5)
\n28.48 () 100 m 59.22 (6)
\n30.74 () 150 m 1:30.23 (6)
\n31.01 () <\/p>\n

6 3 DEGLAU Jessica
\n Canada (CAN) 0.81 2:00.85 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.90 (7)
\n28.90 () 100 m 59.42 (8)
\n30.52 () 150 m 1:30.26 (7)
\n30.84 () <\/p>\n

7 8 ROONEY Giaan
\n Australia (AUS) 0.75 2:01.03 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.36 (4)
\n28.36 () 100 m 58.94 (4)
\n30.58 () 150 m 1:30.19 (5)
\n31.25 () <\/p>\n

8 1 BUTTON Jennifer
\n Canada (CAN) 0.77 2:03.69 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.91 (8)
\n28.91 () 100 m 59.34 (7)
\n30.43 () 150 m 1:31.28 (8)
\n31.94 () <\/p>\n

Men's 50m Backstroke Semifinals
\nWR: 24.99 – KRAYZELBURG Lenny (USA) – AUS (Syd) – 28 Aug 1999
\nGR: 25.86 – WELSH Matt (AUS) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

Semi Final 1 <\/p>\n

1 4 JANES Riley
\n Canada (CAN) 25.96 (GR) <\/p>\n

2 5 ZANDBERG Gerhard
\n South Africa (RSA) 26.05 <\/p>\n

3 3 HARRIS Martin
\n England (ENG) 26.49 <\/p>\n

4 6 RUCKWOOD Adam
\n England (ENG) 26.54 <\/p>\n

5 2 BURNETT Simon
\n England (ENG) 26.78 <\/p>\n

6 1 GIBSON Cameron
\n New Zealand (NZL) 26.97 <\/p>\n

7 7 NECKLES Nicholas
\n Barbados (BAR) 27.12 <\/p>\n

8 8 CHAY Mark
\n Singapore (SIN) 27.50 <\/p>\n

Semi Final 2 <\/p>\n

1 4 WELSH Matt
\n Australia (AUS) 25.86 (GR) <\/p>\n

2 5 LIM Alex
\n Malaysia (MAS) 26.20 <\/p>\n

3 3 ROLFF Ethan
\n Australia (AUS) 26.23 <\/p>\n

4 2 VELDMAN James Gordon
\n Canada (CAN) 26.33 <\/p>\n

5 1 van DER ZANT Robert
\n Australia (AUS) 26.45 <\/p>\n

6 6 TAIT Gregor
\n Scotland (SCO) 26.52 <\/p>\n

7 7 PINI Ryan
\n Papua New Guinea (PNG) 26.64 <\/p>\n

8 8 WINTER Jonathan
\n New Zealand (NZL) 27.43 <\/p>\n

Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinals
\nWR: 25.64 – DE BRUIJN Inge (NED) – Sheffield (ENG) – 26 May 2000
\nGR: 27.07 – THOMAS Petria (AUS) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

Semi Final 1 <\/p>\n

1 4 IRVING Nicole
\n Australia (AUS) 0.73 27.19 q <\/p>\n

2 5 LOOTS Mandy
\n South Africa (RSA) 0.75 27.48 q <\/p>\n

3 3 YEO Joscelin
\n Singapore (SIN) 0.76 27.83 q <\/p>\n

4 6 LEE Georgie
\n England (ENG) 0.77 27.97 q <\/p>\n

5 8 DOUGLAS Julie
\n Northern Ireland (NIR) 0.74 28.07 q <\/p>\n

6 2 LACROIX Audrey
\n Canada (CAN) 0.81 28.15 q <\/p>\n

7 1 McLEAN Hannah
\n New Zealand (NZL) 0.89 28.21 q <\/p>\n

8 7 RYAN Sarah
\n Australia (AUS) 0.73 28.33 q <\/p>\n

Semi Final 2 <\/p>\n

1 4 THOMAS Petria
\n Australia (AUS) 0.74 27.09 <\/p>\n

2 5 SHEPPARD Alison
\n Scotland (SCO) 0.78 27.30 <\/p>\n

3 3 BRETT Rosalind
\n England (ENG) 0.82 27.57 <\/p>\n

4 6 MARTIN Kerry
\n Scotland (SCO) 0.76 27.74 <\/p>\n

5 8 HANCOCKS Karla
\n Wales (WAL) 0.77 27.89 <\/p>\n

6 2 ROLLAND Nadine
\n Canada (CAN) 0.68 27.97 <\/p>\n

7 1 PAPADOPOULOU Maria
\n Cyprus (CYP) 0.77 28.19 <\/p>\n

8 7 MARTINDALE Leah
\n Barbados (BAR) 0.96 28.21 <\/p>\n

Men's 400m Freestyle Final
\nWR: 3:40.08 – THORPE Ian (AUS) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002
\nGR: 3:40.08 – THORPE Ian (AUS) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

1 4 THORPE Ian
\n Australia (AUS) 0.84 3:40.08 (WR) Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 25.33 (1)
\n25.33 () 100 m 53.02 (2)
\n27.69 () 150 m 1:21.27 (1)
\n28.25 () 200 m 1:49.57 (1)
\n28.30 () 250 m 2:17.38 (1)
\n27.81 ()
\n300 m 2:45.43 (1)
\n28.05 () 350 m 3:13.04 (1)
\n27.61 () <\/p>\n

2 5 HACKETT Grant
\n Australia (AUS) 0.76 3:43.48 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 25.43 (2)
\n25.43 () 100 m 52.98 (1)
\n27.55 () 150 m 1:21.45 (2)
\n28.47 () 200 m 1:50.20 (2)
\n28.75 () 250 m 2:18.46 (2)
\n28.26 ()
\n300 m 2:46.91 (2)
\n28.45 () 350 m 3:15.47 (2)
\n28.56 () <\/p>\n

3 3 SMITH Graeme
\n Scotland (SCO) 0.83 3:49.40 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.91 (6)
\n26.91 () 100 m 56.00 (5)
\n29.09 () 150 m 1:25.41 (4)
\n29.41 () 200 m 1:54.93 (4)
\n29.52 () 250 m 2:23.97 (3)
\n29.04 ()
\n300 m 2:53.35 (3)
\n29.38 () 350 m 3:22.02 (3)
\n28.67 () <\/p>\n

4 2 STEVENS Craig
\n Australia (AUS) 0.84 3:49.84 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 27.23 (8)
\n27.23 () 100 m 56.12 (6)
\n28.89 () 150 m 1:25.42 (5)
\n29.30 () 200 m 1:54.65 (3)
\n29.23 () 250 m 2:24.03 (4)
\n29.38 ()
\n300 m 2:53.43 (4)
\n29.40 () 350 m 3:22.28 (4)
\n28.85 () <\/p>\n

5 6 FAULKNER Adam
\n England (ENG) 0.82 3:51.88 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.80 (4)
\n26.80 () 100 m 56.12 (6)
\n29.32 () 150 m 1:26.10 (7)
\n29.98 () 200 m 1:55.97 (7)
\n29.87 () 250 m 2:25.39 (5)
\n29.42 ()
\n300 m 2:54.63 (5)
\n29.24 () 350 m 3:23.61 (5)
\n28.98 () <\/p>\n

6 7 SALTER Jamie
\n England (ENG) 0.85 3:53.35 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.82 (5)
\n26.82 () 100 m 55.92 (4)
\n29.10 () 150 m 1:25.88 (6)
\n29.96 () 200 m 1:55.86 (6)
\n29.98 () 250 m 2:25.81 (7)
\n29.95 ()
\n300 m 2:55.29 (6)
\n29.48 () 350 m 3:24.99 (6)
\n29.70 () <\/p>\n

7 8 SAY Rick
\n Canada (CAN) 0.83 3:53.55 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 27.21 (7)
\n27.21 () 100 m 57.04 (8)
\n29.83 () 150 m 1:26.50 (8)
\n29.46 () 200 m 1:56.54 (8)
\n30.04 () 250 m 2:26.42 (8)
\n29.88 ()
\n300 m 2:56.03 (8)
\n29.61 () 350 m 3:25.42 (7)
\n29.39 () <\/p>\n

8 1 JOHNSTON Mark
\n Canada (CAN) 0.84 3:56.25 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.62 (3)
\n26.62 () 100 m 55.71 (3)
\n29.09 () 150 m 1:25.17 (3)
\n29.46 () 200 m 1:55.40 (5)
\n30.23 () 250 m 2:25.42 (6)
\n30.02 ()
\n300 m 2:55.58 (7)
\n30.16 () 350 m 3:25.98 (8)
\n30.40 () <\/p>\n

Women's 200m Individual Medley Final
\nWR: 2:09.72 – WU Yanyan (CHN) – Shanghai (CHN) – 17 Oct 1997
\nGR: 2:14.53 – COVENTRY Kirsty Leigh (ZIM) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

1 8 COVENTRY Kirsty Leigh
\n Zimbabwe (ZIM) 0.85 2:14.53 (GR) Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 30.10 (8)
\n30.10 () 100 m 1:03.42 (1)
\n33.32 () 150 m 1:43.03 (2)
\n39.61 () <\/p>\n

2 3 LIMPERT Marianne
\n Canada (CAN) 0.84 2:15.07 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 29.25 (3)
\n29.25 () 100 m 1:04.28 (4)
\n35.03 () 150 m 1:43.72 (3)
\n39.44 () <\/p>\n

3 5 WARDEN Elizabeth
\n Canada (CAN) 0.83 2:16.12 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 29.79 (5)
\n29.79 () 100 m 1:03.45 (2)
\n33.66 () 150 m 1:43.01 (1)
\n39.56 () <\/p>\n

4 2 MILLS Alice
\n Australia (AUS) 0.73 2:16.35 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.77 (1)
\n28.77 () 100 m 1:04.02 (3)
\n35.25 () 150 m 1:44.45 (5)
\n40.43 () <\/p>\n

5 1 ABBOTT Jessica
\n Australia (AUS) 0.84 2:17.00 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 29.47 (4)
\n29.47 () 100 m 1:04.48 (5)
\n35.01 () 150 m 1:44.77 (6)
\n40.29 () <\/p>\n

6 7 van WELIE Elizabeth
\n New Zealand (NZL) 0.77 2:17.04 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 29.89 (6)
\n29.89 () 100 m 1:06.17 (8)
\n36.28 () 150 m 1:45.29 (7)
\n39.12 () <\/p>\n

7 6 YEO Joscelin
\n Singapore (SIN) 0.81 2:17.13 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 28.82 (2)
\n28.82 () 100 m 1:05.20 (7)
\n36.38 () 150 m 1:45.41 (8)
\n40.21 () <\/p>\n

4 REILLY Jennifer
\n Australia (AUS) <\/p>\n

Men's 200m Butterfly Final
\nWR: 1:54.58 – PHELPS Michael (USA) – JPN (Fuk) – 24 Jul 2001
\nGR: 1:56.95 – NORRIS Justin (AUS) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

1 4 NORRIS Justin
\n Australia (AUS) 0.82 1:56.95 (GR) Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.66 (4)
\n26.66 () 100 m 56.29 (2)
\n29.63 () 150 m 1:25.90 (2)
\n29.61 () <\/p>\n

2 3 PARRY Steve
\n England (ENG) 0.75 1:57.71 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.58 (3)
\n26.58 () 100 m 56.60 (3)
\n30.02 () 150 m 1:26.76 (3)
\n30.16 () <\/p>\n

3 5 HICKMAN James
\n England (ENG) 0.96 1:58.55 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 25.98 (1)
\n25.98 () 100 m 54.95 (1)
\n28.97 () 150 m 1:25.37 (1)
\n30.42 () <\/p>\n

4 7 BURMESTER Moss
\n New Zealand (NZL) 0.81 1:59.94 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 27.07 (6)
\n27.07 () 100 m 57.45 (6)
\n30.38 () 150 m 1:28.32 (6)
\n30.87 () <\/p>\n

5 1 SIOUI Adam
\n Canada (CAN) 0.84 2:00.21 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.99 (5)
\n26.99 () 100 m 57.59 (7)
\n30.60 () 150 m 1:28.46 (7)
\n30.87 () <\/p>\n

6 2 RAMSAY Heath
\n Australia (AUS) 0.88 2:00.42 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 26.51 (2)
\n26.51 () 100 m 56.68 (4)
\n30.17 () 150 m 1:27.99 (4)
\n31.31 () <\/p>\n

7 6 KNOWLES Jeremy
\n Bahamas (BAH) 0.82 2:00.50 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 27.16 (8)
\n27.16 () 100 m 57.37 (5)
\n30.21 () 150 m 1:28.07 (5)
\n30.70 () <\/p>\n

8 8 McGREGOR Grant
\n Australia (AUS) 0.82 2:03.23 Splits <\/p>\n

50 m 27.10 (7)
\n27.10 () 100 m 58.02 (8)
\n30.92 () 150 m 1:30.25 (8)
\n32.23 () <\/p>\n

Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals
\nWR: 30.57 – BAKER Zoe (ENG) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002
\nGR: 30.57 – BAKER Zoe (ENG) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

Semi Final 1 <\/p>\n

1 5 JONES Leisel
\n Australia (AUS) 0.84 31.99 <\/p>\n

2 4 WHITE Tarnee
\n Australia (AUS) 0.76 32.04 <\/p>\n

3 3 LEIER Rhiannon
\n Canada (CAN) 0.88 32.11 <\/p>\n

4 6 HAYWOOD Kate
\n England (ENG) 0.91 32.64 <\/p>\n

5 2 HOLDERNESS Georgia Elizabeth
\n Wales (WAL) 0.91 33.44 <\/p>\n

6 7 SIOW Yi Ting
\n Malaysia (MAS) 0.84 34.45 <\/p>\n

7 1 AH KOY Rachel
\n Fiji (FIJ) 0.80 34.98 <\/p>\n

Semi Final 2 <\/p>\n

1 4 BAKER Zoe
\n England (ENG) 0.74 30.57 (WR) <\/p>\n

2 5 ROBINSON Emma
\n Northern Ireland (NIR) 0.76 32.26 <\/p>\n

3 6 POEWE Sarah
\n South Africa (RSA) 0.73 32.52 <\/p>\n

4 3 KASOULIS Sarah
\n Australia (AUS) 0.83 32.54 <\/p>\n

5 2 BALFOUR Kirsty
\n Scotland (SCO) 0.87 32.83 <\/p>\n

6 7 TYNAN Lowri
\n Wales (WAL) 0.82 33.74 <\/p>\n

7 1 PIERSE Annamay
\n Canada (CAN) 0.80 34.14 <\/p>\n

8 8 STROBRIDGE Gail
\n Guernsey (GUE) 0.80 35.61 <\/p>\n

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final
\nWR: 3:13.67 – Australia (AUS) – AUS (Syd) – 16 Sep 2000
\nGR: 3:16.42 – Australia (AUS) – Manchester (ENG) – 30 Jul 2002<\/p>\n

1 4 Australia (AUS) CALLUS Ashley
\n 3:16.42 (GR)
\n PEARSON Todd
\n (GR)
\n HACKETT Grant
\n (GR)
\n THORPE Ian
\n (GR)
\n2 5 South Africa (RSA) SCHOEMAN Roland
\n 3:18.86
\n ODENDAAL Hendrik<\/p>\n

FERNS Lyndon<\/p>\n

NEETHLING Ryk<\/p>\n

3 3 Canada (CAN) HAYDEN Brent
\n 3:19.39
\n HUTCHISON Craig<\/p>\n

ROSE Matthew<\/p>\n

SAY Rick<\/p>\n

4 6 England (ENG) COZENS Chris
\n 3:20.72
\n KIDD Matt<\/p>\n

RUCKWOOD Adam<\/p>\n

HOWARD Anthony<\/p>\n

5 2 Cyprus (CYP) PAPACHRYSANTHOU Chrysanthos
\n 3:27.82
\n ARESTI Alexandros<\/p>\n

MICHAELIDES Stavros<\/p>\n

DEMETRIOU Demetris<\/p>\n

6 7 Barbados (BAR) ALLEYNE Damian
\n 3:33.91
\n HAYNES Terrence Elton<\/p>\n

DEHERE Sean<\/p>\n

GITTENS Cliff<\/p>\n

7 1 Bahamas (BAH) VYTHOULKAS Christopher
\n 3:34.05
\n CAREY Kristoph<\/p>\n

McPHEE Travano<\/p>\n

KNOWLES Jeremy<\/p>\n

8 8 Isle of Man (IOM) JONES Alan
\n 3:44.62
\n BATTY Dave<\/p>\n

RICHARDS Adam<\/p>\n

HARROP Dane<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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