I'll believe it when I see Thorpe in the stands watching his own races.

You don't swim 1:46 consistently unless you're in good shape.

Thorpe said they were bad swims, but for anyone else, that's a world-class performance ... Thorpe has been below 1:46 only four or five times in his life.

They've done it with Grant Hackett [Australia's long-distance star] too many times for me to believe them.

Thorpe said they were bad swims but, for anyone else, that's a world-class performance. You don't swim 1:46 consistently unless you're in good shape.

When the Australians say they are not swimming well, that's when you must worry.