Ian Thorpe's Double Gold - in pictures

Ian Thorpe dives into the pool at the start of his heat for the 400m freestyle

Ian Thorpe looks up to the scoreboard to check his heat time

It's all in a day's work for Ian Thorpe who doesn't even look tired even though he has broken the Olympic record in his heat

The famous size 17 feet of the Thorpedo

Ian Thorpe is on his way to gold in the finals of the 400m freestyle

Ian Thorpe celebrates winning the gold and breaking the world record

Ian Thorpe shows off his Olympic gold medal

Ian Thorpe proudly carries the Australian flag

The Australian 4x400m team (L to R) Ashley Callus, Chris Fydler, Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe

Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe celebrate winning the 4x400m freestyle gold

The boys salute the crowd as they are presented with their gold medals