Thorpe swims into record books

Australia's Geoff Huegill sets a new world record for the 50m butterfly of 23.44secs

Australia's Geoff Huegill (r) is congratulated by Michael Klim after setting a new world record for the 50m butterfly

China's Luo Xuejuan on her way to gold in the 50m breaststroke

Ian Thorpe starts his pursuit of a fifth gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay

Thorpe with his Australian 4x200m freestyle relay team-mates - they set a new world record time of 7:04.66

The Italian women's water polo team won gold but fell off the podium shortly after recieving their medals