Pieter van den Hoogenband

Sarah Sjöström wird 5. bei Wahl zum “Europas Sportler des Jahres”

Seit 1983 wählen europäische Sportjournalisten “Europas Sportler des Jahres”. Die Wahl erfolgt unter weiblichen und männlichen Sportlern, in Team- und…

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Sjöström ranks 5th at “European athlete of the year” award

European sports journalists chose soccer player Cristino Ronaldo as the “2017 European athlete of the year”. The professionals made their…

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La retraite à 35 ans pour Filippo Magnini, double champion du monde du 100 mètres

Filippo Magnini abandonne la natation. Alors qu’il venait de gagner le bronze du 200 mètres nage libre des championnats d’Italie en petit bassin, le champion du monde du 100 mètres nage libre de 2005, à Montréal, a simplement déclaré aux journalistes éberlués qui l’écoutaient, micros tendus, dans la tribune de presse, qu’il avait choisi de s’en aller sur une note heureuse.

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Olympic Legends Thorpe & Van Den Hoogenband Reunite In Sydney

Olympic swimmers Ian Thorpe and Pieter Van den Hoogenband reunite in Sydney, just one site of their several storied freestyle battles.

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A Look At The Stats From Budapest World Championships

Now that the World Championships in Budapest have come to a close, let’s take a look back at the numbers and see what’s interesting.

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Caeleb Dressel nouveau prince de 100 devance Adrian et Metella

La victoire de Caeleb DRESSEL dans le 100 mètres des championnats du monde de Budapest ne devrait pas étonner.

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NA: Dressel Secures First U.S. 100 Free World Title Since 2001

Caeleb Dressel won the first U.S. 100 free World title in 16 years.

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Australian Dolphins Swim Prepares For Budapest

The Australian Dolphins Swim team has assembled in the heartland of legendary Netherlands swimmers Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge…

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World Champion Jesse Puts Breaks Van Den Hoogenband’s LCM 50 Free NR

Newly-minted 50m freestyle short course World Champion Jesse Puts just broke a 16-year-old Dutch National Record in the event, one held by legendary freestyle Pieter van den Hoogenband.

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Epic Showdowns: Michael Phelps vs. Pieter van den Hoogenband

Today we are having a closer look of one of the fiercest duels of 2007 FINA World Championship: Michael Phelps vs. Pieter van den Hoogenband.

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For the First Time In History, Phelps Appears Content In Defeat

For the first time ever, Michael Phelps seemed content with his swim despite not winning the race.

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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Anthony Ervin

Laid back, tatty’d up, and blisteringly fast, Anthony Ervin has been carving up pools worldwide over the course of his two part career. Here are 8 things you might not have known about the American sprinter.

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Day 5 Finals Preview: Americans, Aussies Collide In Men’s 100 Free

Kyle Chalmers will look to pull off a big upset in the men’s 100 free tonight.

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Sebastiaan Verschuren Shares Slo-Mo Underwater Video

Sebastiaan Verschuren posted a slo-mo video to his Facebook page Monday with the caption ‘If you would ask me: “why do you swim?” I would probably just show you this small video I made today. Total freedom’.”

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Tritonwear Showdown: Men’s 200 Free Gold, 2004 Athens Olympics

By the time the Olympics came to Athens in 2004, Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband were already legends in the global swimming community. Michael Phelps was a rapidly rising star…

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