Swimming icon entrusts Custodian Vaults with Australian sporting history
Twenty-five years ago, Ian Thorpe’s breathtaking victories in front of a home crowd at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games made him the youngest male World Champion in swimming at just 17 years old.
Delivering a series of unforgettable swims including breaking his own world record, Thorpe dove into history as Australia’s most titled swimmer and one of the most recognised athletes globally.
On the 25th anniversary of those iconic gold medal wins, Thorpe has entrusted his prized Olympic medals—including those hard won at the Athens 2004 Games—to a new home: Custodian Vaults.
As one of Australia’s most secure private vaulting facilities, Custodian Vaults is perfectly placed as the gatekeeper of not only such cherished personal memories, but those of national significance.
Thorpe has found a new home for his Olympic gold
Thorpe said the decision was about ensuring his medals are safeguarded for the future:
“These medals represent some of the proudest moments of my life—not just for me, but for my family, my team, and for Australia,” Ian said. “I wanted them to be in a place that treats them with the same care and value as I do.”
Paul Cochineas, COO of Pallion, said the organisation was honoured to safeguard such treasured pieces of Australian sporting history:
“Custodian Vaults exists to protect what is most precious—and there are few objects in Australia as symbolic or as cherished as Ian’s Olympic medals. We are incredibly proud that Ian has chosen Custodian Vaults as their new home.”
Thorpe’s prized swimming gold medals
With locations in both Sydney and Perth—and offerings tailored to the requirements of private clients, families, offices and business partners from around the world— Custodian offers bullion services and storage, jewellery storage, document storage, data and bitcoin cold storage and other international private vaulting solutions.
Priding itself on unparalleled protection and discretion, Custodian’s cutting-edge technology and independent ownership ensures clients’ most valuable possessions are protected beyond the standards of traditional banking vaults.
So whether you’re looking to store a national treasure, or something more modest, Custodian Vaults can guarantee the same absolute peace of mind.
