He was there to accept an honorary doctorate but all everyone was wondering was if former Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe was dating singer Ricky Martin. Adding 'doctor' to his Order of Australia and the five Olympic Gold medals he won during his swimming career, Thorpe accepted an honorary doctorate from Sydney's Macquarie University on Wednesday. Thorpe received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2001 for his service to sport after he came away from the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games as a gold medalist. The awarding of the honorary doctorate comes just two months after he came out as gay in a television interview with former British chat show king Michael Parkinson.
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Ian Thorpe got a honorary doctorate from Sydney's Macquarie University
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The former Olympic swimmer denied he is dating the Latino pop singer
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Thorpe came out in an interview with former TV host Michael Parkinson
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'Things have been good, I'm really happy,' Thorpe said of the aftermath
Thorpe denied the rumours after @placeholder tweeted his support to the former swimmer at the time the former came out