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Chad Le Clos, 19, of South Africa won all the six events he entered in. He is touted as a future Olympic star. (Photo 3 © Singapore Swimming Association/courtesy of Katherine Kee/Fulford PR)

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Ian Thorpe made his first competitive appearance since retiring five years ago. (Photo 4 © Singapore Swimming Association/courtesy of Katherine Kee/Fulford PR)

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However, Thorpe found the going tough and finished out of the medals. He was seventh in the 100m IM and missed out on the 100m butterfly final, finishing the heats in 11th. (Photo 5 © Singapore Swimming Association/courtesy of Katherine Kee/Fulford PR)

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In the men’s 200m IM, Chad Le Clos (middle) was first in 1:54.06 while Kosuke Hagino (1:54.24) of Japan was second and Markus Rogan (1:56.02) of Austria third. (Photo 6 © Singapore Swimming Association/courtesy of Katherine Kee/Fulford PR)