Swimming Head to Head Battle
In a physical face off between two giants of world swimming - who do you think would win? Here is a comparison based on the phyical attributes of these two swimmers. This is our old comparison method - check out our sports comparison of Thorpe and Phelps using our unique rating system.
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| Ian James Thorpe | name | Michael Phelps |
| turns 28 years in 2010 (born 13 Oct 1982) |
age | turns 25 years in 2010 (born June 30, 1985) |
| 195 cm / 6'5" | height | 6 ft. 3in. / 193 cm |
| 104 kg / 229 lbs | weight | 88 kg / 165 lbs |
| 17 | shoe size | 14 |
| 195 cm | arm span | 200 cm |
| 13 World Records (some reports as high as 21 records?) | World Records set | 37 world records (29 individual, 8 relay) as of 2 August 2009 |
| 9 total (5 x gold, 3 x silver, 1 x bronze) |
Olympic Medals | 12 total (14 x gold, 2 x bronze) |
| Australian | nationality | American |
Related Pages
- Head 2 head home
- Michael Phelp's autobiography Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface
- Swimming profiles of Phelps and Thorpe
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Old Comments
- Phelps is greater than any one in the world (from phelps fan, Sept 2011)
- Shoe Size 17, the man is a beast. (from Evan from Canada, May 2011)
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