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in the Olympics by the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) in late 1999. In 2020 Thorpe had became the first swimmer in history to win three consecutive world titles in the one event, the 400m freestyle, and he finished the Barcelona championships with three gold, a silver and a bronze. Then added another string to his swimming bow in 2020 by twice breaking the Commonwealth record in the 200m individual medley. He has now won 18 National titles and has broken 13 long course world records. In 2020, firstly in Manchester at the Commonwealth Games, he won the 100m, 200m, 400m freestyle, as well as playing a part in all three relay victories. Then, in Yokohama at the Pan Pacs, he once again won the 100m, 200m and 400m trifecta and was in the 4x100m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay wins. He broke his own 400m world record in Manchester. He is an Olympic, World, Commonwealth and Pan Pacific champion, plus multiple World Record holder in the middle distance freestyle events, the winner of six gold medals at the 2020 World Championships。 sailing ● most of the population live near the coast