2001 | Australia Gold | World Record | Mens 4 x 200m Relay | Hackett Klim Kirby Thorpe | 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2 | Team Australia wins Gold in the Mens 4x200 Freestyle Relay at the 2001 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka in a new world record time | The team of Grant Hackett, Michael Klim, Bill Kirby and Ian Thorpe set a new world record of 7.04.66 knocking more than 2.5 seconds of their own world mark from the 2000 Sydney Olympics | Italy finishes 2nd with the USA taking the bronze | Australia dominated this event internationally from 1998 to 2003 | This footage has been taken from a Channel 9 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed

[@mfh5129]

Ian Thorpe, the Best forever

[@DREHAC]

please upload the other two relays please if you have them. thank you. this is awesome.

[@blazeaire]

lol "don't jump in the pool yet"

[@StFidjnr]

can you please post the men's 4 X 100 from the world champs in '01.

[@naturelover9406]

Do you have 4x100 men medley relay in the 2001 world swimming championship at Japan Fukuoka?

[@StFidjnr]

the top 3 positions are the same in Sydney 2000

[@Gator2302]

the aussie female team were disqualified for doing exactly that!

[@tonynavaro4488]

AUSTRALIA LOST IN 4X200 ATHENS BY FINGERNAIL. 3 SWIMMERS DIDN'T GIVE THORPIE AN EDGE.

[@serenityflies1462]

Absolutely agree, Ian didn't have a lead from the other relay members, he looked angry at the end.