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Australian native Dylan Boyd makes a name for himself in U.S. pools

Lake Forest junior swimmer and native Australian Dylan Boyd reacts after winning a state championship in the 200-yard freestyle at the IHSA State Meet in Evanston on Feb. 27. 22nd Century Media File Photo

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Derek Wolff, Assistant Editor
11:15 am PDT April 6, 2016

In an oceanside city with a prominent waterfront, the talk of the town in Syndey in 2000 naturally revolved around what was going on in the pool.

At that time, 15-year-old phenomenon Ian Thorpe was cleaving his way through the 2000 Summer Olympics, posting world-record-breaking times by taking gold in the 400-meter freestyle, the 400-meter freestyle relay and the 800-meter freestyle relay. Thorpe also took silver in the 200-meter freestyle and the 400-meter medley relay.

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