Win a copy of Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer on DVDIn November 2006 Ian Thorpe, Australia’s most successful Olympian, announced his retirement from competitive swimming. Aged 24 and the winner of nine Olympic medals, including five gold, he was adamant that a return to the sport was out of the question. He stepped from the limelight much as he first came to it: articulate, but strangely remote with the media and the public, and without the tribal markings of any familiar kind of Australian male. His short life only came into focus in water, where his efficiency and consistency, his line through the pool, elevated swimming to a kind of art. Now that was gone.
Then, in October 2010, he began a comeback - his goal, victory at the London Olympics. Immediately friends and filmmakers Gregor Jordan and Simone Kessell started interviewing and filming Ian as he trained, secretly at first, then as he competed in lead-up events to the Olympic Trials in Adelaide in March 2012.
We all know how the competitive swimming part of this story ends: defeat. What the film reveals are the inner struggles of Ian Thorpe not just to swim fast, but to rewrite his sporting legend, re-engage with the public and discover a different relationship with water itself. This 60-minute film is a rollercoaster ride in which Thorpe and the filmmakers plumb his depths but find, despite failure at the Trials, a surprising redemptive ending. Ian Thorpe learns to love swimming again. And he learns to value truly the extraordinary champion he was – just as he comes to terms with being a more ordinary man now.
Tell us in 25 words or less; If you could ask Ian Thorpe one question, what would it be and why?http://www.madman.com.au/actions/competition.do?method=view&webChannelId=1&competitionId=286&utm_content=Madman+On+The+Box1. Competition opens on 9th November 2012. 2. Entries must be received by 7th December 2012. Entries received after this time will not be eligible for consideration by the Judges. 3. The winners will be selected by 14th December 2012. 4. Employees and immediate families of Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd or Funtastic Limited are not eligible to enter. 5. The winners will have the most original and inventive answer to the question, as determined by the Judges in their absolute discretion. 6. This is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the winners. 7. The Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 8. Ten (10) winners will receive a copy of Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer on DVD. Total Prize Pool Value is $199.50. 9. The winners will be notified by email upon draw and publicly listed on Madman.com.au by December 19th 2012. 10. Prizes must be taken as offered and are not exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash. In the event that, for any reason whatsoever, a winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then that element of the prize is forfeited. 13. The Promoter is not liable for any entries that are lost, stolen, misdirected, delayed, illegible or damaged. 11. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any person who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions.12. Submitting an entry constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. 13. The Promoter reserves the right to request the winners to provide proof of identity and age. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter. 14. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained as a result of, or in connection with taking or using the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law. 15. All personal details of the entrants will be stored on the Promoter's server and will only be used for the purposes of administering this competition. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoter at the address below. 16. The Promoter is Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd Level 1, Building 1, 21-31 Goodwood Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 ABN 78 102 391 373.Madman cares about your privacy and will not sell or share your details. Please read our privacy policy.
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