Ian Thorpe won his third gold medal of the Pan Pacific games in Japan with victory in the 200 metres freestyle today.
The 19-year-old, who has complained of fatigue since last month’s Commonwealth Games, clocked one minute 44.75 seconds.
Australian team mate Grant Hackett took silver in a personal best time of 1.45.84, and American Nate Dusing was third in 1.48.11.
"The tank has been on empty the whole meet. I'm on emergency supplies already. I said it would be more of a mental challenge than a physical one due to the hectic schedule," said Thorpe.
