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Brooke Hanson, the Australian Olympic gold medalist, announced her retirement from swimming today. Her decision comes just nine months before the olympic games starts..

Hanson has struggled to recover after suffering an electric shock while demonstrating an Endless Pool, one of her main sponsors.

“I now know that my heart, my mind and my body have decided it is time for the next chapter in my life,” said Hansen.

At the 2004 Olympics, she won gold in the 4x100m medley relay and silver in the 100m breaststroke.

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It hasn’t taken Ian Thorpe long to find something to do with his spare time. Since hanging up his swim suit late last year, he has taken a keen interest in the environment.  He is presenting a show on FoxTel that gives him a chance to question experts about environmental issues.

“I’ve always been passionate about the environment and how we treat it, how we can do better, and the more I read and talk to experts, the more I realise we can really make a difference,” Thorpe says, with clear excitement in his voice.

Thorpe has filmed more than 800 hours of footage for a one-off Foxtel special called Fish Out of Water, in which viewers will share his journey of discovery about the Australian environment.

Source: The West Australian