Ian Thorpe is single recently after splitting with his partner, Ryan Channing. Learn about his family and net worth details.
Ian Thorpe is an Australian retired swimmer who won five Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship titles between 1998 and 2004, making him the most successful Swimmer in the country’s history.
He has also published an autobiography, This Is Me.
He has won eleven World Championship gold medals, which is the third-most gold medal earned by any swimmer.
Thorpe was the first person to be named Swimming World Swimmer of the Year four times, and from 1999 to 2003, he was the Australian Swimmer of the Year.
Quick Facts:
| Name | Ian Thorpe |
| Birthday | 13 October, 1982 |
| Age | 38 years |
| Height | 6 feet and 5 inches |
| Weight | 104kg |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Profession | Athlete |
| Parents | Ken and Margaret Thorpe |
| Siblings | Christina Thorpe |
| Net Worth | $2 million |
| @ian.thorpe | |
| @IanThorpe |
Learn About Ian Thorpe Partner
Ian Thorpe has not revealed about his dating life now.
However, after opening out as a gay, Ian dated Ryan Channing. Ryan is an Australian model and entrepreneur.
The couple dated from 2016 to 2019.
Despite their split, Thorpe and Ryan are still good friends.
How Much Is The Net Worth Of Ian Thorpe?
Ian Thorpe is estimated to have a net worth of $2 million. (According to Celebrity Net Worth)
Ian Thorpe’s Bio
As a young child, Ian had an allergy to chlorine. However, after building up a tolerance, he began competing.
Thorpe began competitive swimming at the age of eight, and despite his lack of coordination in other sports, he excelled in the pool.
He smashed ten national age-group records in one competition when he was 13 years old, and the following year he became Australia’s youngest national team swimmer.
Thorpe, then 15, set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1998 world championships, making him the youngest world swimming champion.
Apart from his 13 individual long-course world records, Thorpe was a member of the Australian relay teams, winning the 4 100 m and 4 200 m freestyle relays in Sydney, among his five relay world records.
Ian’s Family
Thorpe came from a sporting family and grew up in the Milperra suburbs.
Ken, his father, was a talented junior cricketer who played for the Bankstown District Cricket Club in the Sydney district tournament.
Margaret Thorpe, Thorpe’s mother, was an A-grade netball player.
He also has an elder sister, Christina.