Pieter van den Hoogenband

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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Dutch Men Win First European Relay Title Since 1999

Sebastiaan Verschuren anchored the Dutch 800 free relay to their first European relay title in 17 years.

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Cseh Earns 20th Career European Championship Medal With 50 Fly Silver

With a silver medal in the 50 fly Laszlo Cseh earned his 20th career European Championship (LC) medal.

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Brzoskowski Breaks van den Hoogenband’s Dutch 400 Free Record

Maarten Brzoskowski broke freestyle legend Pieter van den Hoogenband’s Dutch national 400 free record at the European Championships tonight taking 5th.

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van den Hoogenband Prepared to Take on TD Role Under One Condition

Dutch swimming legend Pieter van den Hoogenband has expressed his desire to become the next Technical Director of Dutch Swimming as long as he does not have to answer to John Kossen…

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Kromowidjojo Posts a 51.72 100 Freestyle at Dutch Championships

Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo took the women’s 100 freestyle at the Dutch Short Course National Championships in a time of 51.72…

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Success In Both 50 and 100 Free Much Rarer Than In The Past

Nathan Adrian struggles in the 100 free and success in the 50 free shows just how tough that double is

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Van den Hoogenband: A disturbing look at pollution in the waters of the Rio Olympics site

Three-time Olympic champ Pieter van den Hoogenband posted a picture of a man standing on a board in the middle of a heavily-polluted Brazilian waterway where Olympic events will be held in a little more than a year.

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7 Years Since Michael Phelps Won 7 in ’07

Michael Phelps won 7 gold medals 7 years ago at the 2007 World Championships.

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