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	Pieter van den Hoogenband -- pictures, picture, pics, images, gallery, info, bio, gossip, shirtless, photos, videos, ...
		Van den Hoogenband was denied an unprecedented seventh European crown when the Dutch 4x200-meter freestyle relay team, having won the final by over five seconds, was disqualified because of a false start.
		At the 1997 European Championships, van den Hoogenband's difficulties surfaced in the pool; he finished fifth in the 100 free, was disqualified in the 50 free and did not make the final in the 200 free.
		Van den Hoogenband first played water polo as a youth, but realized his future was in sprint swimming when teammates kept underestimating his speed when trying to pass him the ball.
	www.mostbeautifulman.com /athletes/pietervandenhoogenband/bio.shtml (874 words)

	nrc.nl - Sport - Goud voor Van den Hoogenband
		Rotterdam, 2 aug. Pieter van den Hoogenband heeft woensdagmiddag bij de EK zwemmen in Boedapest goud gewonnen op de 200 meter vrij.
		Van den Hoogenband was ook Europees kampioen in 2004 en 2002.
		De zege in de Hongaarse hoofdstad is voor Van den Hoogenband het eerste grote succes sinds zijn olympische titel op de 100 vrije slag bij de Olympische Spelen in Athene in 2004.
	www.nrc.nl /sport/article405120.ece (387 words)

	Pieter van den Hoogenband
		Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (born March 14, 1978) is a Dutch swimmer, and a double Olympic champion.
		Born in Maastricht to Cees-Rijn van den Hoogenband and Astrid Verver, a former Dutch 800m freestyler silver medalist at the European Championships.
		Aged 18, van den Hoogenband surprised by finishing 4th in both the 100 and 200 m freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/pi/pieter_van_den_hoogenband.html (489 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (born March 14, 1978, in Maastricht, Limburg) is a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.
		Prior to the Atlanta Games, Astrid van den Hoogenband, who was coaching the Dutch team, became frustrated with the swimmers representing the Netherlands, feeling they had much potential but would not be able to live up to it due to lack of adequate support.
		In the 100 m freestyle, van den Hoogenband again set a world record in the semi-finals and won his second gold medal, defeating the 1992 and 1996 champion, Alexander Popov.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Pieter_van_den_Hoogenband (515 words)

	Van den Hoogenband shocks Thorpe
		Van den Hoogenband and Thorpe were even at the 150-meter mark until the Dutchman began pulling away in the middle of the pool.
		Van den Hoogenband established his reputation as a giant killer last year by beating Olympic champion Alexander Popov of Russia in the 50 and 100 freestyles at the European championships.
		Van den Hoogenband covered his face with his hands before climbing out of the pool and blowing kisses to the crowd.
	www.argonauts.ca /2000GamesSwimming/sep18_van.html (410 words)

	Newsvine - Hoogie Arrives at Melbourne Pool
		MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Pieter van den Hoogenband can't wait to dive in the pool alongside Michael Phelps for a replay of their memorable showdown at the Athens Olympics.
		Van den Hoogenband is the world record holder in the 100, setting a mark of 47.84 in Sydney that still stands.
		Van den Hoogenband, whose wife is expecting their first child this summer, will likely retire after the Beijing Olympics, though he left open a "very, very small chance" of hanging around through the 2009 worlds in Rome.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2007/03/22/626692-hoogie-arrives-at-melbourne-pool (1008 words)

	Pieter van den Hoogenband
		Pieter van den Hoogenband's image is used for the logo of the European Championships 2008, which will be held in VDH's home base in Eindhoven.
		Pieter van den Hoogenband told reporters on Saturday that he doubts Ian Thorpe will be a serious threat to him at the Olympics of Beijing in 2008.
		Pieter van den Hoogenband and his wife Minouche are expecting their first child in November of this year.
	pietervandenhoogenband.blogspot.com (10759 words)

	Hoogie arrives at Melbourne pool - Boston.com
		Pieter van den Hoogenband can't wait to dive in the pool alongside Michael Phelps for a replay of their memorable showdown at the Athens Olympics.
		Van den Hoogenband knew he still loved the sport when he was forced to watch the 2005 championships on television.
		In addition to his 200 victory at Sydney, Van den Hoogenband is the reigning two-time Olympic champion in the 100 free.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/articles/2007/03/22/hoogie_arrives_at_melbourne_pool (1033 words)

	NOSSTUDIOSPORT - Brons voor Van den Hoogenband
		Pieter van den Hoogenband heeft bij de EK zwemmen brons veroverd op de 100 meter vrije slag.
		De olympisch kampioen en houder van het wereldrecord (47,84) was in de eindstrijd niet opgewassen tegen wereld- en Europees kampioen Filippo Magnini, die het goud pakte, en de verrassende Zweed Stefan Nystrand.
		Van den Hoogenband, in 2004 nog tweede achter de Italiaan, kwam 0,03 seconde te kort om Nystrand achter zich te houden: 48,91 om 48,94.
	www.nos.nl /nosstudiosport/artikelen/2006/8/4/04081855bronsvoorvandenhoogenband.html (366 words)

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		Pieter van den Hoogenband displays his 199m free gold in Sydney.
		Sprint swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband still has something to prove when he defends his 100 metres and 200m Olympic titles in Athens.
		Hoogenband's mother Astrid Verver was an international swimmer herself, but only taught her son to swim on a family holiday to Spain when he was four years old.
	abc.net.au /olympics/2004/profiles/pietervandenhoogenband.htm (692 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - Van den Hoogenband wins Euro 100 freestyle - Wednesday July 31, 2002 03:53 PM
		Van den Hoogenband, a double gold medal winner at Sydney, swam to 47.86 seconds, ahead of his record of 47.84 until he lost steam in the final few meters.
		Germany's Franziska van Almsick, in the midst of an unlikely comeback after seven lean years, captured her third gold medal at the meet, charging from the back of the field after the turn to win the 100 meter freestyle in 54.39.
		Van den Hoogenband won his Olympic golds in Sydney against two of the sport's superstars, beating Popov in the 100 and Ian Thorpe in the 200.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2002/07/31/swimming_weds (567 words)

	nu.nl/sport \| Spelen voorbij voor Van den Hoogenband
		De laatste jaren groeiden twijfels of Van den Hoogenband het nogwel kon afmaken op het internationale niveau.
		In 2002 liet de 'oude' Van den Hoogenband zich weer zien bij deEuropese kampioenschappen in Berlijn.
		Van den Hoogenband trad met de prolongatie van zijn titel in devoetsporen van de Amerikanen Duke P. Kahanamoku en JohnnyWeissmuller en de Rus Alexander Popov.
	www.nu.nl /news.jsp?n=381800&c=90&athene=2004 (586 words)

	Van den Hoogenband targets Beijing as final event
		Pieter van den Hoogenband expects next year's Beijing Olympics to be his last major event before he follows long-time rival Ian Thorpe into retirement.
		Van den Hoogenband, who recently married, said not even the lure of winning an elusive world title would persuade him to swim on.
		Van den Hoogenband said he considers the 200m to be his best chance of winning in Melbourne.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /2008/2007-03/23/content_835379.htm (408 words)

	Swim-City.com - Swimming Metropolis
		The two were dead even until the last lap, when van den Hoogenband pulled ahead, tying the world record he had set the day before.
		Van den Hoogenband also broke the world record in the semifinals of the 100m freestyle and then won the final.
		Competing in his third Olympics in Athens in 2004, van den Hoogenband swam the anchor leg in the 4x100m freestyle relay and moved the Dutch team from fourth place into second.
	www.swim-city.com /swimheroes.php3?hero=pieter_van_den_hoogenband (366 words)

	Van den Hoogenband niet naar Montreal - telegraaf.nl [Telesport]
		Op de volle succeslijst van Van den Hoogenband, tweevoudig olympisch kampioen op de 100 vrij, ontbreekt nog altijd een wereldtitel op de 50-meterbaan.
		De artsen hebben Van den Hoogenband, voor wie Peking 2008 het einddoel is, te verstaan gegeven dat hij onverantwoorde risico's neemt door zijn lichaam zo snel na een rugoperatie aan zware training te onderwerpen ter wille van een snel naderend toernooi.
		Uit Australië kreeg Van den Hoogenband, die in het najaar nog wat "leuke wedstrijdjes" op het programma wil zetten, gemeend advies voorzichtig te zijn.
	www.telegraaf.nl /telesport/21216041/Van_den_Hoogenband_niet_naar_Montreal.html (349 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		The two were dead even until the last lap, when van den Hoogenband pulled ahead, tying the world record he had set the day before.
		Van den Hoogenband also broke the world record in the semifinals of the 100m freestyle and then won the final.
		Competing in his third Olympics in Athens in 2004, van den Hoogenband swam the anchor leg in the 4x100m freestyle relay and moved the Dutch team from fourth place into second.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=93210 (306 words)

	Pieter van den Hoogenband boeken via SportsSpeakers.nl - Duo-presentaties met Jacco Verhaeren over samenwerking, ...
		Pieter van den Hoogenband heeft het zwemmen in Nederland een hogere status gegeven.
		Het jaar 2000 was absoluut het jaar van Pieter.
		Pieter won zowel het Koningsnummer, de 100 meter vrije slag, als de 200 meter vrije slag.
	www.sportsspeakers.nl /sportsspeakers-profiel.php?Link_ID=10&search=hoogenband&Pieter-van-den-Hoogenband (518 words)

	Elsevier.nl - Laatste 24 uur - WK: Van den Hoogenband als snelste naar finale (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pieter van den Hoogenband heeft bij het WK zwemmen in Melbourne de finale van de 200 meter vrije slag bereikt.
		Met deze tijd was Van den Hoogenband (29) ruim een seconde sneller dan vanochtend, toen hij zich in een tijd van 1.47,36 kwalificeerde voor de halve finales.
		Van den Hoogenband is in Australië op jacht naar zijn eerste wereldtitel op een individuele afstand.
	www.elsevier.nl /nieuws/laatste_24_uur/artikel/asp/artnr/145078/index.html (493 words)

	nu.nl/sport \| Geen hoogtepunten zonder Van den Hoogenband
		Van den Hoogenband plaatste zich twee weken geleden bij zijn eerste wedstrijd sinds de Spelen in Antwerpen op de 200 vrij voor de wereldtitelstrijd.
		Van den Hoogenband is wel blij dat de blessure geen gevolgen heeft voor zijn training.
		Van den Hoogenband gaat er niet vanuit nog een andere wedstrijd in zijn programma op te nemen.
	www.nu.nl /news.jsp?n=502234&c=40 (541 words)

	Jan Olbrecht's Book Science of Winning
		In 1999 Luc van Lierde was named "Sportsman of the Year" in Belgium, Pieter van den Hoogenband was named "Sportsman of the Year" in Holland, the Dutch men's 400 m relay team was named "Team of the year" and Inge de Bruijn finished in second place for "Sportswoman of the Year" in Holland.
		In the 2000 Sydney Olympics van den Hoogenband won 2 gold medals, swam the fastest 200 m relay split in history and set world records as he beat Ian Thorpe of Australia in the 200m freestyle and Alexander Popov in the 100 m freestyle.
		In the 2004 Athens Olympics van den Hoogenband won 3 medals, gold in the 100 m freestyle, silver in the 200 m freestyle and silver in the 4 x 100 free relay as the Dutch beat the US team and finished second behind the South Africans who won the gold medal.
	www.lactate.com /bkolbr.html (1237 words)

	21 seconds to sink the Thorpedo - smh.com.au
		Pieter van den Hoogenband last night took a touch over 21 seconds to end the duel that the swimming world had been obsessing over all week, but Ian Thorpe won a victory of sorts, too.
		While van den Hoogenband overcame British world record holder Mark Foster and emerging American Aaron Ciarla to claim the 50 metres freestyle at the Melbourne world cup, Thorpe set a personal best 22.24s in finishing fifth to set himself up for a European winter of frenetic racing on the world cup circuit.
		Van den Hoogenband has already foreshadowed a European winter of frenetic racing as the world cup series goes to Berlin, Paris and Stockholm, hinting that both he and Thorpe would threaten Alex Popov's 100m shortcourse world record.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/12/08/1038950274556.html (726 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Van den Hoogenband to miss world swimming championships
		Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband will miss the Montreal world championships in July while he is recovering from a hernia operation.
		Van den Hoogenband is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in Olympic history, winning the 100-200 meter double at the Sydney Olympics, setting world records in both events, and successfully defended his 100 title in Athens last year.
		Van den Hoogenband said his target now was to concentrate on peaking for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and trying to win his first individual world title in Melbourne in 2007.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200505/28/eng20050528_187237.html (257 words)

	Nieuws: Athene zeker voor Van den Hoogenband
		Van den Hoogenband zelf was er niet echt verbaasd over: “Het is de bevestiging dat het lekker liep de afgelopen weken.”
		Veel wedstrijden zal Van den Hoogenband de komende maanden niet zwemmen.
		De verwachting is dat Van den Hoogenband dan een aanval zal doen op het uit 1994 stammende wereldrecord van Alexander Popov op de 100 meter vrije slag in een 25 meterbad.
	www.ey.nl /?pag=788&nieuws_id=1833 (327 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Olympics: Thorpe beaten by van den Hoogenband
		Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband broke Australian hearts by beating local hero Ian Thorpe to win the Olympic 200 metres freestyle title in emphatic style today.
		Van den Hoogenband, who took Thorpe's world record in Sunday's semifinals, repeated the trick in the final to win in the identical time of one minute 45.35 seconds.
		Thorpe's finish is devastating but this time he could make no impression as Van den Hoogenband, who won six gold medals at the 1999 European championships, forged away to win the gold by almost half a second.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0918/olympics.html (400 words)

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