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"I wish I had another six months to do this," said Thorpe, who flew to Australia this week after a training camp in Switzerland. "I wish I had more time to do it.
"I have to be swimming well. I have to be swimming fast as well in both of my races."
Australian head coach Leigh Nugent worked with Thorpe for several months before he announced his comeback. He has seen him train in Europe, watched him race in Asia and again earlier this year in Melbourne.
Nugent was in Perth on Monday to welcome Thorpe back from his European training schedule.
"He trained this morning for a couple of hours and physically he looks fantastic," Nugent said. "He's probably in the best physical shape he's been in the whole preparation he looks in pretty good trim.
"For Ian, I think now it's like: 'I've done all that and this is a whole new ballgame now, I'm getting ready for the real deal.'"
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