The 29-year-old Australian, who hopes to qualify for next year the Olympic Games began to lose on the back with the butterfly leg and then he fight penultimate in an event with the chest, as he rarely before retirement sponge completed.
"I'm really happy with the first 50, the fly leg was great, the back was great and I'm really happy with the underwater work tonight," Thorpe told reporters.
"I was really good and then the chest happened." It was not so bad this morning. "It is something that I can work."
South African Chad of Le Clos, 19, won the race with a time of 53.06 seconds with Thorpe three and a half seconds back in one of the worst results of his illustrious career.
"I saw his career talks for himself, he grew up," Le Clos, said of Thorpe.
"I don't know, whether it a victory, exactly, call you can, because it is obviously not in close to his best always, but to beat him, I'll take it."
Before Thorpe had more nervous than usual, despite claims of suffering he said with his sixth place in heats in his first race back was happy.
Before the final, Thorpe saw a much more relaxed as he smiled his way through conversation seemed careless with Austrian Markus Rogan before his blue T-shirt, to discover his impressive physique.
"A lot today evening centredness,", said Thorpe.
"But what much fine is A little more nervous than what I would consider normal."
Lanky Thorpe, with the feet huge, flipper-like part take on Saturday as his preparations to try to qualify the Games 100 m butterfly still in March 2012 in London with the Australian Olympic.
Australia's most successful Olympian is expected to again in the Saturday event to fight, but the individual layers and Butterfly disciplines are very likely that for the Freestyle are dropped, on which he built in his name.
His fights in the glamour-free environment of Singapore Sports School of a few hundred spectators cheering highlighted the difficult task which he arises in achieving an other Olympics with little preparation time and competitors ten years younger than he.
"People want me do well and to see, do me quickly." I prefer to do, that I prefer not to wait, ", said Thorpe.
"I've swum not for a long time." I have where I was, where I am now 12 months ago to take stock. I am pretty good in the final of the competition. I am happy.
"I hope a little longer we some good performance can."
To fight an other recurring Australian Libby Trickett was. The Olympic gold finished last in the final of the 100 m butterfly and the sixth in their first international gathering since the 2009 World Championships 50 m freestyle.
Despite the results, 26-year-old was confident perform also in the Olympic trials.
"I think I'll be in time for the March." "I know that I think is moving forward, and this is only a step on the way."
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