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.
Twenty years to the day after the cauldron was lit to open the Sydney Olympics it has been set alight again,without the drama of that unforgettable night.
Nineteen million Australians had no doubt Ian Thorpe would be Australia's first gold medallist at the Sydney Olympics. But he did.
Twenty years after their historic 4x100m freestyle victory over the US at the Sydney Olympics,Michael Klim,Chris Fydler,Ashley Callus and Ian Thorpe reflect on a race that stopped a nation and a bond that will last forever in this oral history.
Before the race,American swimmer Gary Hall jnr had said his team would smash the Australians'like guitars'. And after?'I doff my swimming cap to the great Ian Thorpe'.
Standing in the marshalling area before the 4x100m freestyle relay final at the 2000 Games,Michael Klim should have been pumped up. Yet he started to get a sinking feeling.
The former Olympic swimmer is urging MPs to dump the bill,saying it will have adverse consequences for the gay and lesbian community.
Selling Australia as a tourist destination does not mean giving in to our cultural cliches,but if often means taking ownership of them.
It's been praised by some and criticised by others. Regardless,the advertisement marks an evolution in tourism marketing,says one expert.
NSW players roared as a replay of Ian Thorpe anchoring a momentous gold medal win at the Sydney Olympic Games was played during the swimming great's visit to their camp.
On March 7,2006,Ian Thorpe confirmed the worst fears of Commonwealth Games organisers when illness robbed the Melbourne event of its biggest drawcard.