Pieter van den Hoogenband

The Last Five Men’s 100 Free Olympic Champions Have All Come From Lane 5

Rio Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers–the only Olympic champion returning to the Paris field–won gold from lane 5, like every men’s 100 free winner since 2004.

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Gli Ultimi 5 Campioni Olimpici Nei 100 Stile Erano Nella Corsia 5

Negli ultimi 20 anni tutti i campioni olimpici nei 100 metri stile libero maschili hanno nuotato la finale dalla corsia numero 5

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part I

Rebecca Soni surprised by winning the women’s 200 breast at the 2008 Olympics, and she backed it up four years later with repeat gold and new world record.

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Condividere L’Oro E Il Fascino Della Vittoria Ex Aequo

Quando mai due nuotatori potranno condividere una medaglia d’oro sul più grande palcoscenico del nuoto? Il fascino e le controversie dell vittorie ex aequo

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The Dead Heat In Swimming

Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak’s tie in the women’s 100 free in Rio is the most recent example of two swimmers sharing the gold medal at the Olympics.

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Freestyle 101: Basic Principles For A Faster Freestyle

In freestyle, whatever is fastest, is most energy-efficient, and feels most natural to you is likely the way to go. There’s no one-size-fits-all.

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A Twist of Fate Kept Ian Thorpe Away From World Trade Center On September 11, 2001

The five-time Olympic champion went for an early morning run and was headed to the WTC’s observation deck when he realized he had forgotten his camera.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60.4% Pick Jason Lezak As Most Clutch Relay Performer

Lezak’s 46.06 anchor leg from the Beijing Olympics will go down in swimming history as perhaps the greatest relay performance ever.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 42.6% Would Name Men’s Sprint Free Award After Alexander Popov

Popov, Cesar Cielo and Matt Biondi were the leading vote-getters in our poll asking readers who they would name an annual men’s sprint free award after.

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Is David Popovici Making a 47-Second 100 Meter Free Swim Seem…Pedestrian?

Romanian swimmer David Popovici is only 18 years old and already almost has the most sub-48 second swims in the 100 free in history.

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Matt Richards escribió historia pura del estilo libre

En Sheffield, superó registros de los que solamente la leyenda neerlandesa Pieter Van Den Hoogenband estuvo cerca de conseguir.

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Matt Richards Storica Tripletta: Vince I 200 Stile Con Il Primo Crono al Mondo

Matt Richards ha vinto i 200 stile libero maschili con il tempo più veloce dell’anno a chiusura di un campionato da protagonista

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Matt Richards Completes Historic Trio of Freestyle Times with 200 Free Win in 1:44.83

Matt Richards made history in more ways than one during his 200-meter freestyle victory at the British Championships on Sunday. 

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Sjostrom Puts Up 53.55 100 Free, Kamminga Posts 2:09 200 Breast At Mediterranean Open

Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom continued to impress in her first meet of 2023, delivering a gold medal-worthy time of 53.55 in the women’s 100m freestyle.

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Pieter van den Hoogenband Nominato Chef de Mission Per Parigi 2024

Il tre volte campione olimpico di nuoto Pieter van den Hoogenband è stato nominato Chef de Mission per i Giochi Olimpici di Parigi 2024

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