Thorpe suffers blow to Olympic bid

Ian Thorpe's bid to qualify for the Olympics in the 200 metres freestyle ended in disappointment today when he failed to make it through to the final of the Australian trials.

Thorpe, a five-time Olympic gold medallist, came out of retirement last year with the intention of swimming at the London Games but his 200m hopes foundered after he could only manage the 12th fastest time in the semi-finals.