British Olympian Stuart McIntosh had to win the only spot on his team to return to Australia and his new love,Melissa,now the federal MP for Lindsay.
The broadcaster has been under fire due to delayed broadcasts and an extremely parochial focus on Australian athletes.
For a century,men played water polo at the Olympics and women did not. So when Australia's women ended up with gold medals around their necks in Sydney,it wasn't just for those in the pool that glorious day.
One interpretation of why'we'have never been able to regain the magic of Sydney 2000 is that it was never ‘us’ that achieved it.
A 15-year-old Leisel Jones delighted crowds with her stunning swim.
Oh,the memories. Or lack of them. The 2000 Games was a non-stop party,and the hottest ticket in town was the Last Lap at Home in Cockle Bay.
Australia won 16 gold medals at the Sydney Games and they are all just as thrilling to watch 20 years on.
Michael Diamond shoots for gold,more action from the track and Thorpe sets up huge final at the pool.
Juan Antonio Samaranch only presented one gold medal during the Sydney Olympic Games. Years later it was stolen and recovered in a secret operation by the media.
All the highlights and action from day one of competition at the Sydney Olympics in 2000,topped off by double gold at the pool.
It seemed like a massive waste of money and a great inconvenience to me personally. Would I be able to get a taxi anywhere? Would there be enough Veuve Clicquot to go round? Then I saw her.