Ian James “Thorpedo” Thorpe is a former international swimmer who represented Australia in the Olympic Games of 2000 and 2004 in Sydney and Athens respectively. He has been awarded the Order of Australia and has won 5 Olympic gold medals between 2000 and 2004 along with 3 silver medals and a bronze medal. His Olympic medal tally is the most by any Australian.
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Michael Fred Phelps is professional swimmer who has represented the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in Athens and Beijing respectively. He is the most successful Olympic swimmer ever in terms if medals, winning 14 gold medals in 2 Olympics. In addition to this, he has won 2 bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.