 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Thorpe akamira mumutsetse gare gare usiku pamwe chete naKlim, Chris Fydler naAshley Callus kuti vatsigire 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, chiitiko icho vaAmerica vakanga vasati vamborasikirwa nacho pamwero weOlympic. Chikamu chechitatu chakapera neAustralia iri mberi kweUnited States nokurefu kworuoko bedzi. Thorpe akaronga nguva yokudonha kwake zviri nani zvikuru kupfuura Gary Hall Jr., uye akabuda ari mberi kwenguva yomuviri. Kukwanisa kwaHall kumhanya kwakamubvumira kuti atange kutungamira pakutendeuka kwekupedzisira, asi kupedzisa kwaThorpe kwakamubvisa mumamita ekupedzisira, zvichikonzera kupemberera kwakashata pakati pevanhu vebato. 