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It wasn't brought up because he wasn't that much bigger than the top 5 guys in his best styles, like Ryan Lochte or Laszlo Cseh. Maybe Thiago Pereira (silver medalist in London and perenial top 5 in 400m medley), who is kinda small for the sport nowadays.
But Ian Thorpe suffered the same type of badmouthing Jones does, because he was clearly much bigger than all other swimmers in 2000.
But Ian Thorpe suffered the same type of badmouthing Jones does, because he was clearly much bigger than all other swimmers in 2000.