Pieter van den Hoogenband

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pieter van den Hoogenband
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Mar 14, 1978(1978-03-14)
Age	46
Birthplace	Maastricht
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Pisces

Pieter van den Hoogenband Biography

Pieter van den Hoogenband is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on March 14, 1978 in Maastricht, Netherlands. Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation: [‘piter van den ‘ho:g@(m)bant] ; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch former swimmer. He is a former world record holder and a triple Olympic champion.

Van den Hoogenband was the Dutch sportsman of the years in 1999, 2000, and 2004, World Swimmer of the Years in 2000, and European Swimmer of the YEAR in 1999, 2000, and 2002.

At the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona he split a 46.70 in the medley relay which stood as the fastest 100 m freestyle split until it was topped in 2008 by the French relay veteran Frédérick Bousquet, at 46.63 seconds. Van den Hoogenbands’ 46.70, however, remains as the fastest textile relay split in history. He had disappointing performances in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events though, finishing runner up to Alexander Popov and Ian Thorpe respectively, with considerably slow times. His times from previous meets in the past year, and earlier rounds of the championships, would have won both events. His winning time in the 200 freestyle at the 2002 European Championships was faster than Ian Thorpe’s winning time at these Championships, but Pieter went about 2 whole seconds slower this time around. His time in the semis of the 100 freestyle at these Championships would have won the final of that event as well (won by Alexander Popov), and his 100 free relay split (with nearly a second gain from a rolling start) was 2 whole seconds faster.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle and two silvers in the 200 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, swimming the anchor leg in 46.79 which was the 2nd fastest split in history. By finishing ahead of Michael Phelps in both the 200 m freestyle and the 4×100 m freestyle relay, he is the only swimmer to ever beat Phelps twice in Olympic competition. While technically the second was a relay, his split was faster by a large margin, and the margin of beating the U.S team by a far smaller one.

Van den Hoogenband was awarded bronze in the 200-metre freestyle, and silver in 4×200-m freestyle relay at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships held in Perth, Australia.

Pieter van den Hoogenband Net Worth

Pieter van den Hoogenband is one of the richest Swimmer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pieter van den Hoogenband 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Van den Hoogenband’s first success was in 1993 when he performed well at the European Youth Olympic Days. Astrid van der Hoogenband was a coach for the Dutch team. She became frustrated with the swimmers representing Netherlands. Cees was overweight due to his professional connections, and she pleaded for him to act. Astrid threatened Pieter’s expulsion from the sport. Cees set up a foundation and signed 20 initial sponsors, each paying $2,500 to support a team trainer. The Dutch swimming team signed contracts with Nike, Speedo, and Philips. The funds raised were enough to open a swim school at Van den Hoogenband’s Eindhoven home. The number of members grew eventually to ten. Pieter, along with Inge de Brüijn from the Netherlands, remained the Netherlands’ shining star. Together they brought many wins to the country in the sport.

Van den Hoogenband made his international breakthrough at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta. He was only 18 years old and finished 4th in the 100 m and 200m freestyle. He won the 50m freestyle B final and was 7th in 4x200m freestyle relay. He also finished 10th in 4x100m medley relay.

At the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Van den Hoogenband won four silver medals in the 50 m, 100 m, 200 m freestyle events and 4×100 m freestyle relay.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Pieter van den Hoogenband height 6 ft 4 in Pieter weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Pieter van den Hoogenband Dating?

According to our records, Pieter van den Hoogenband married to Marie- José Crooijmans , Minouche Smit. As of December 1, 2023, Pieter van den Hoogenband’s is not dating anyone.

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Van den Hoogenband continues swimming as recreation and he remains active in sports industry. He is a commentator of many swimming events, including 2012 Summer Olympics. The swimming arena in the sporting centre of Eindhoven was named “Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion”.

Facts & Trivia

Pieter Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Pieter van den Hoogenband celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.