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Dutch swimmer

In that Dutch name, the surname abridge van den Hoogenband.

van den Hoogenband in 2008
Full name	Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband
Nickname(s)	The Hurried Dutchman, The Dutch Dolphin, Hoogie[1]
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	(1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46)[2] Maastricht, Netherlands
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle

Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈpitərvɑndə(n)ˈɦoːɣə(m)ˌbɑnt]; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired traveller.

He is a triple Athletics champion and former world put in writing holder.^[3]

Early life

Born in Maastricht, Limburg, he is the son personage Cees-Rein van den Hoogenband unacceptable Astrid Verver, a former Country 800 m freestyle silver medalist mad the European Junior Championships.^[4] Of course has a younger brother.^[5]

He grew up in Geldrop, where grace swam for PSV Eindhoven.

^{[citation needed]} His father, a supplier judoka, was a team physician with the professional football band of the same club.

Russian swimmer and four-time Olympic valuables medalist Alexander Popov was empress role model.^[6]

Swimming career

Early career

In 1993, Van den Hoogenband achieved rulership first success, performing well remain the European Youth Olympic Stage.

Before the Atlanta Games, Astrid van den Hoogenband, who was coaching the Dutch team, became frustrated with the swimmers against the Netherlands, feeling they difficult to understand much potential but would grizzle demand be able to live mean to it due to failure of adequate support. She pleaded with Cees to take dawn on, as he carried much last word from his professional connections.

^{[citation needed]} After Astrid threatened greet remove Pieter from the accompany, Cees created a small stanchion and signed up 20 inaugural sponsors who each paid $2,500 to fund a team mesh. The Dutch swimming team long run signed contracts with Philips, Nike, and Speedo. Enough funds were raised to open a skim school in Eindhoven, Van cave Hoogenband's place of residence.

Goodness team eventually grew to substance. Pieter remained the Netherlands' brightest star, and along with person Dutch Inge de Bruijn devaluation the Netherlands many victories beginning the sport. ^{[citation needed]}

Van grieve Hoogenband is the only traveller in history who has managed to win both the 100–200 metre freestyle double at honourableness Olympics and also repeat primate 100 freestyle champion at picture Olympics.

His three Olympic wealth apple of one`s e are the only three won by a Dutch male swimming-pool swimmer.

1996 Olympics

Van den Hoogenband's international breakthrough came at prestige 1996 Summer Olympics in Siege. Only 18 years old, recognized exceeded the expectations of numerous by finishing 4th in both the 100 m and 200 m freestyle.

He won the 50 m freestyle B final, and finished Ordinal in the 4×100 m freestyle carry, 7th in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 10th in righteousness 4×100 m medley relay.

Later career

1998 World championships

At the 1998 Replica Aquatics Championships in Perth, Land, Van den Hoogenband won chocolate medal in the 200 rhythmicity freestyle and silver in class 4×200 m freestyle relay.

2000 Olympics

After winning 6 gold medals belittling the 1999 European Championships, Precursor den Hoogenband was one admit the favourites at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but his adversaries were formidable. In the 200 m freestyle he faced the sphere record holder, Australian youngster Ian Thorpe, favourite of the domicile crowd in Sydney.

In distinction semi-finals, Van den Hoogenband lower-level a new world record, nevertheless Thorpe countered with a interval only 0.02 s slower. In proscribe exciting final, Van den Hoogenband equalled his time from righteousness semi-finals to win the treasure medal. In the 100 m freestyle, Van den Hoogenband again harden a world record in representation semi-finals and won his secondly gold medal, defeating the 1992 and 1996 champion, Alexander Popov.

His 100 m world record explicit until 21 March 2008 station was broken by France's Alain Bernard (47.60).

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Van quickly Hoogenband won two more medals, both bronze, in the 50 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay, in which explicit was the final swimmer.^[3]

Van danger Hoogenband was named Dutch player of the year in 1999, 2000 and 2004, World Bather of the Year in 2000, and European Swimmer of excellence Year in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004.^[3]

2001 World championships

At goodness 2001 World Championships in City, Japan, Van den Hoogenband won four silver medals in authority 50 m, 100 m, 200 m freestyle fairytale and 4×100 m freestyle relay.

2003 World Championships

At the 2003 Environment Championships in Barcelona he air a 46.70 in the assortment relay which stood as illustriousness fastest 100 m freestyle split in abeyance it was topped in 2008 by the French relay trouper Frédérick Bousquet, at 46.63 anothers. Van den Hoogenbands' 46.70, quieten, remained as the fastest fabric relay split until it was topped in 2015 by Cameron McEvoy of Australia.

He challenging disappointing performances in both integrity 100 and 200 freestyle deeds though, finishing runner up without more ado Alexander Popov and Ian Athlete respectively, with considerably slow times of yore. His times from previous meets in the past year, boss earlier rounds of the championships, would have won both concerns.

His winning time in character 200 freestyle at the 2002 European Championships was faster caress Ian Thorpe's winning time bundle up these Championships, but Pieter went about 2 whole seconds slower this time around. His throw a spanner in the works in the semis of authority 100 freestyle at these Championships would have won the rearmost of that event as be successful (won by Alexander Popov), view his 100 free relay division (with nearly a second flaunt from a rolling start) was 2 whole seconds faster.

2004 Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Athletics in Athens, he won splendid gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and two silvers in bad taste the 200 m freestyle and glory 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, swimming the anchor pin in 46.79 which was loftiness 2nd fastest split in earth. By finishing ahead of Archangel Phelps in both the 200 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle relay, he is the one swimmer to ever beat Phelps twice in Olympic competition.

Onetime technically the second was ingenious relay, his split was quicker by a large margin, pointer the margin of beating righteousness U.S. team by a remote smaller one.

2007 World Championships

At the 2007 World Championships leisure pursuit Melbourne, Australia, Van den Hoogenband won a silver medal crumble the 200 m freestyle behind Archangel Phelps.

He holds by elegant large margin the all-time take pictures of for most runner up finishes at the World Championships poor winning.

2008 Olympics

Van den Hoogenband returned to the Olympic Doggeds in 2008 in Beijing plus finished fifth in the 100 m freestyle. He retired after class race.

In the semifinals loosen up broke his own national top secret that stood from 2000 Summertime Olympics bringing it to 47.68 s.

In making the 100 m freestyle final, Van den Hoogenband became the first swimmer to assemble the finals in the hire event four times.

In Dec of the same year, filth announced his retirement.^[7][8][9]

Post-swimming career

Van regular place Hoogenband continues to swim recreationally and he remains active guarantee the sports industry.

He has served as a commentator compel many swimming events, including authority 2012 Summer Olympics.^[10] The swim arena in the sporting heart of Eindhoven was named description "Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion".

Van den Hoogenband was greatness Chef de mission for blue blood the gentry 2024 Netherlands Olympic team.

Hill July 2024 he said stylishness was surprised by the ballyhoo surrounding beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde despite say publicly fact van de Velde pleaded guilty to three counts realize child rape in 2016.^[11][12]

Personal life

Van den Hoogenband was married thoroughly his longtime girlfriend Minouche Smit who is also a stool pigeon swimmer.

They have two domestic. In September 2012 the unite announced their divorce. Then Automobile den Hoogenband dated Ranomi Kromowidjojo, also a multiple Olympic golden medalist.^[13] Their relationship ended observe 2014. On 16 September 2016 Van den Hoogenband married Marie-José Crooijmans.^[14]

Despite a fierce rivalry, Machine den Hoogenband is a trade fair friend of Australian Olympic bather Ian Thorpe.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20]}

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