81. Mister Poll: Hottest (Male) Olympic Swimmers Olympics have come and gone, and there are definitely a lot of swimmers that areeasy on the pieter van den hoogenband Netherlands Aaron Piersol - USA http://www.misterpoll.com/2366165580.html

Email Password Directory Search Random Poll Make a Poll ... random poll Hottest (Male) Olympic Swimmers Olympics have come and gone, and there are definitely a lot of swimmers that are "easy on the eyes"... First of all, which kind of athlete's body build do you prefer? Swimmer's Gymnast's (or similar) Runner's (or any track and field) Other Which kind of swimwear looks better on a guy? Speedo/brief (covering only crotch area) Speed Short/Jammer (covering upper legs) Longer jammer (covering entire legs) Long suit (covering legs and chest) Full-body (covering entire body including arms) Which swimmer has the hottest body? Ian Thorpe - Australia Michael Phelps - USA Pieter van den Hoogenband - Netherlands Aaron Piersol - USA Alexander Popov - Russia Alexandre Despatie (diver)- Canada Other (share if you'd like) Which swimmer has the hottest face (with swim cap)? Ian Thorpe - Australia Michael Phelps - USA Pieter van den Hoogenband - Netherlands Aaron Piersol - USA Other (share if you'd like) Which swimmer has the hottest face (without swim cap, out of pool)? Ian Thorpe - Australia Michael Phelps - USA Pieter van den Hoogenband - Netherlands Aaron Piersol - USA Other (share if you'd like) Hottest overall?

82. © 2004, Gannett News Service 1221 am August 20, 2004 Had Ryan Lochte been swimming in a different decided until the final meter, pieter van den hoogenband of the Netherlands, http://detnews.gannettonline.com/gns/olympics/swimdive-index.html

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83. © 2004, Gannett News Service Thorpe overtook 2000 gold medalist pieter van den hoogenband of the Netherlandsover the final Rogan earned Austria s first swimming medal since 1912. http://detnews.gannettonline.com/gns/olympics/20040816-50485.html

@import url(http://detnews.com/includes/css/enhanced.css); Go To: Entertainment MovieFinder Restaurant Guide Casino Guide GANNETT NEWS SERVICE MULTIMEDIA Olympics home E-mail feedback August 16, 2004 3:52 pm Thorpe wins gold; Phelps sets record By Kevin Tresolini Gannett News Service ATHENS, Greece - U.S. prodigy Michael Phelps could not beat Australian Ian Thorpe and, therefore, cannot equal Mark Spitz. While Phelps happily took the bronze in the much-anticipated 200-meter freestyle at the Summer Olympics, two Americans - backstrokers Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol did earn gold medals in Monday night's swimming competition at the Olympic Aquatic Centre. The evening's fourth final, the 100-meter breaststroke, produced a surprise winner in China's Luo Xuejuan. But first came Thorpe. The 21-year-old asserted his authority by churning to an Olympic record 1:44.71. Thorpe overtook 2000 gold medalist Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands over the final 50 meters as a cool breeze whipped across the water and a capacity crowd roared. Van den Hoogenband finished second in 1:45.23 and then turned to congratulate Thorpe.

84. SI.com - Olympics Silver, Netherlands, pieter van den hoogenband. Bronze, US, Michael Phelps Hansen s world record (59.30) broke the minute barrier for US swimmers. http://www.cnnsi.com/2004/olympics/medal.picks/sport/swimming.html

THE WEB SI.com Brian Cazeneuve's 2004 Olympic Medal Picks Swimming More Medals Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Snychronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Tennis Track and Field Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling U.S. OUTLOOK: The men's team, made up of Michael Phelps, Gary Hall Jr. and half of Texas, hasn't been this solid since 1976. Headed by vets Jenny Thompson and Amanda Beard, the women's team has five members returning from a strong 2000 squad. Men's 50-meter freestyle Gold U.S. Gary Hall Jr. Silver South Africa Roland Schoeman Bronze Russia Alexander Popov Watch for Hall to arrive at the pool deck in boxing trunks and a boxing robe. Men's 100-meter freestyle Gold Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Silver Russia Alexander Popov Bronze U.S. Jason Lezak Pieter's mother, Astrid Verver, swam to silver at the '71 European championships. Men's 200-meter freestyle Gold Australia Ian Thorpe Silver Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Bronze U.S.

85. CNNSI.com - 2000 Olympic Result - Swimming: 100m Freestyle - - Event Results swimming 100m freestyle. Result, Country, Name, Performance Q, Dutch, pieter van den hoogenband, 48.64. Q, US, Gary Hall Jr, 49.32 http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/results/2000/by_event/swimming_100m_freestyle.html

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore Select Sport Archery Track and Field Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoeing Slalom Canoeing Sprint Cycling: Mountain Biking Cycling: Road Cycling: Track Diving Equestrian: 3 Day Event Equestrian: Dressage Equestrian: Jumping Fencing Field Hockey Soccer Gymnastics: Artistic Gymnastics: Rhythmic Gymnastics: Trampoline Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling: Freestyle Wrestling: Greco-Roman Select Date September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 23 Select Event 100m backstroke 100m breaststroke 100m butterfly 100m freestyle 1500m freestyle 200m backstroke 200m breaststroke 200m butterfly 200m freestyle 200m medley 400m freestyle 400m medley 4x100m freestyle 4x100m medley 50m freestyle 800m freestyle Updated: Saturday September 30, 2000 at 6:43 a.m.

86. Participants Translate this page Nom, pieter van den hoogenband. Genre, Male. Date de Naissance, 14 MAR 1978 (swimming World Magazine 30/11/99). Divers JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE 2000 http://www.athens2004.com/fr/ParticipantBiography?pid=1724440

87. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport SYDNEY, Sept 19 — pieter van den hoogenband broke his second world record in asmany events today “I just closed my eyes and tried to swim my own race.” http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000920/sports.htm

Wednesday, September 20, 2000, Chandigarh, India THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS S P O R T S Aussies rally to hold India SYDNEY, Sept 19 — India drew with fancied Australia 2-2 after taking the lead twice in a fast-paced group B Olympic Games men’s hockey league match here today. Thorpe grabs third Olympic title SYDNEY, Sept 19 — Swimming golden boy Ian Thorpe grabbed his third Olympic title on Tuesday after leading Australia’s relay team in a famous victory that pulverised the opposition and set a new world record. Australia's Ian Thorpe celebrates his fourth Olympic medal, and third gold, of the Olympic Games on Tuesday. —Reuters photo Aussies, Hoogenband rule pool SYDNEY, Sept 19 — Pieter van den Hoogenband broke his second world record in as many events today, leading the 100m freestyle semifinals with a time of 47.84 seconds. India’s schedule today India at a glance Medal tally Germans shatter world record SYDNEY, Sept 19 — Germany shattered the world record Ukraine had set just hours earlier on its way to winning gold in the men’s 4,000m team pursuit cycling final at the Dunc Gray Velodrome today. Abysmal show by Indian rowers SYDNEY, Sept 19 — India’s Olympic campaign continued to stutter along without much conviction on the fourth day with their rowing duo of Kasam Khan and Inder Pal Singh ending sixth and last in the men’s coxless pairs repechage 1 at the Sydney International Regatta Centre today.

88. Thorpe The Prodigy Now The Man - - Thorpe s wave washed away Phelps, pieter van den hoogenband and Grant Hackett in In Sydney, he had chased van den hoogenband, a sprinter, and lost. http://www.theage.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/08/17/1092508479429.html

@import url("/olympics/css/athens_theage.css"); Welcome to 2004 Olympics. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Athens document.write(showDates('-7')); (max 22C) Melbourne document.write(showDates('0')); (max 17C) Thorpe the prodigy now The Man By Greg Baum August 18, 2004 Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format Moment of truth: Ian Thorpe touches ahead of defending Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband and American Michael Phelps in the 200m freestyle. Photo: AP American swimming prodigy Michael Phelps was about to make a turn in the practice pool on Sunday night when he suddenly found himself swamped by the wake of another swimmer in the same lane. It was Ian Thorpe. "Wow, he makes a big wave," Phelps exclaimed to coach Bob Bowman. Twenty-four hours later, as the last rays of the setting sun lit the rim of the amphitheatre around the Olympic pool, Thorpe's wave washed away Phelps, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Grant Hackett in the most celebrated 200 metres freestyle final in Olympic history. It gave Thorpe victory over Phelps in the first of many anticipated showdowns. It also put an end to the chance of Phelps winning seven gold medals at these Olympics to emulate Mark Spitz's feat in Munich in 1972 (an ambition held for Phelps by others - he only wanted one). And it avenged Thorpe's loss to van den Hoogenband in the same race at the Sydney Games.

89. Summer Olympics 2000 Swim Results SYDNEY, Australia Results Tuesday from the swimming event at the Summer Olympics Heat 9 1, pieter van den hoogenband, Netherlands, 48.64 (Q). http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0918/756337.html

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... Message Board Tuesday, September 19 Swim Results By Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia Results Tuesday from the swimming event at the Summer Olympics (Q-qualified for next round): Men 200m Butterfly Final 1, Tom Malchow, St. Paul, Minn., 1:55.35. (Olympic record. Old record, Tom Malchow, United States, 1:56.02, Sept. 18, 2000). 2, Denys Sylant'yev, Ukraine, 1:55.76. 3, Justin Norris, Australia, 1:56.17. 4, Anatoli Poliakov, Russia, 1:56.34. 5, Michael Phelps, Towson, Md., 1:56.50. 6, Stephen Parry, Britain, 1:57.01. 7, Denis Pankratov, Russia, 1:57.97. 8, Franck Esposito, France, 1:58.39. 800m Freestyle Final 100m Freestyle Heat 1 1, Eric Moussambani, Equatorial Guinea, 1:52.72. NR, Karim Bare, Niger, DQ. NR, Farkhod Oripov, Tajikstan, DQ. Heat 2 1, Gregory Arkhurst, Ivory Coast, 53.55. 2, Hamid Reza Mobarez, Iran, 54.12. 3, Christophe Lim Wen Ying, Mauritius, 54.33. 4, Ganaa Galbadrakh, Mongolia, 58.79. 5, Ragi Edde, Lebanon, 59.26. 6, Marien Michel Ngouabi, Congo, 1:00.39. 7, Dawood Yosuf Mohamed Jassim, Bahrain, 1:02.45. Heat 3 1, Paul Alexander Kutscher, Uruguay, 52.22. 2, Howard Hinds, Netherlands Antilles, 52.52. 3, Alexander Agafonov, Uzbekistan, 52.58. 4, Rikardur Rikardsson, Iceland, 52.85. 5, George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago, 52.90. 6, Gentle Offoin, Nigeria, 52.91. 7, Kenny Roberts, Seychelles, 53.40. 8, Alejandro Castellanos, Honduras, 54.06.

90. Swimming World: Swimmers Of The Year THE WORLD S LEADING INDEPENdenT RESOURCE FOR swimming 2000, Inge De Bruijn,NED, pieter van den hoogenband, NED. 1999, Penny Heyns, RSA, Ian Thorpe, AUS http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/SwimmersOfTheYear.asp

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91. The Daily Texan finished second to pieter van den hoogenband in a semifinal of the 200meterfreestyle. van de hoogenband, who took gold in the 100 and 200 at Sydney, http://tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/07-25-01/2001072508_s04_American.html

Volume 101, No. 186 Wednesday, July 25, 2001 [Printer-friendly version] Associated Press 16-year-old Michael Phelps celebrates after winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday in Fukuoka, Japan. His time of 1:54.58 bettered his own world record, which he set at the Jamail Swim Center on March 30 at the U.S. National Swimming Championships. Fly Boy American teen breaks own world record in butterfly By The Associated Press FUKUOKA, Japan American teen-ager Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly, winning the gold medal at the world championships Tuesday in 1 minute, 54.58 seconds. Olympic champion Tom Malchow of the United States won the silver medal in 1:55.28. He held the world record until Phelps lowered the mark to 1:54.92 at the U.S. trials at the Jamail Swim Center in Austin on March 30. Anatoli Poliakov of Russia took the bronze in 1:55.68. Phelps led at the first turn and was below world-record pace for the last 160 meters. He was 0.83 under on his 50-meter split and 0.33 under at the final turn before powering down the final lap to cut 0.34 off his previous record. "I feel great it's hard to explain," Phelps said. "I was a little disappointed after (the semifinals), so I just tried to get my hand on the wall first."

92. For Phelps, A Lesson Learned (washingtonpost.com) From left, Michael Phelps trails pieter van den hoogenband of the Netherlands Which was why Phelps threw himself into the pool against swimmers who were http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6527-2004Aug16.html

var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; Hello Edit Profile Sign Out Sign In Register Now ... Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web var ie = document.getElementById?true:false; ie ? formSize=27 : formSize=24 ; document.write(''); Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Sports Columnists ... E-Mail This Article For Phelps, a Lesson Learned By Sally Jenkins Tuesday, August 17, 2004; Page D01 ATHENS Michael Phelps looked young. He was exposed by Ian Thorpe of Australia to be exactly what he is, a swimmer who still has some boy in him. Phelps was callow enough to actually announce his ambition of winning seven Olympic gold medals. While it was a fine aim, one thing Phelps may have learned Monday night is that perhaps such a thing is better left unsaid, because his attempt is over after just three races, and some will no doubt call it a disappointment. The problem with announcing that you want to make history is that it gets noticed if you don't. From left, Michael Phelps trails Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australia's Ian Thorpe in a pulsating race that saw Thorpe recapture his status as king of the 200-meter freestyle. (Pool Reuters) Day 4 Michael Phelps's quest for seven gold medals at the Athens Games ends.

93. Phelps's Quest For 7 Golds Is Swept Away (washingtonpost.com) Phelps has yet to swim in three other individual races and two relays in Athens.After the freestyle final, Phelps, Thorpe and van den hoogenband strode http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5222-2004Aug16.html

var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; Hello Edit Profile Sign Out Sign In Register Now ... Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web var ie = document.getElementById?true:false; ie ? formSize=27 : formSize=24 ; document.write(''); Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Sports Leagues and Sports ... E-Mail This Article Phelps's Quest For 7 Golds Is Swept Away American Finishes Third In 200-Meter Freestyle By Michael E. Ruane Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 17, 2004; Page A01 ATHENS, Aug. 16 Michael Phelps's quest for seven Olympic gold medals, a million-dollar bonus prize and a place in sports history ended Monday night in a heart-stopping race in which the Maryland teenager placed a close, but definitive, third behind two of the most illustrious athletes in swimming. The widely anticipated men's 200-meter freestyle final at the packed Olympic pool went to the black bodysuit-clad Australian giant Ian Thorpe, the world record holder in the event, who touched out speedy Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband. Phelps hit the wall less than a blink of an eye later. Australia's Ian Thorpe, who said in July that no one would win 7 gold medals, celebrates his victory in the 200-meter freestyle in an Olympic record 1 minute 44.71 seconds.

94. Summer Olympics 2000 Hyman, Van Den Hoogenband Win Gold pieter van den hoogenband won his second gold medal Wednesday. He became thefirst Italian swimmer to win Olympic gold when he won the 100 breaststroke. http://www.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0920/759801.html

ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Wednesday, September 20 Hyman, Van den Hoogenband win gold Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia Misty Hyman sank Madame Butterfly. Hyman, a 21-year-old from Phoenix, stunned defending champion Susie O'Neill of Australia to win the 200-meter butterfly Wednesday in front of a raucous Aussie crowd at the Olympic pool. "I had to look three times, I really did," Hyman said. "Then I started screaming and shaking." Pieter van den Hoogenband won his second gold medal Wednesday. Hyman led all the way to win in an Olympic record 2 minutes, 5.88 seconds, just missing O'Neill's world record by seven one-hundredths of a second. "I've played it over so many times in my head, but I never thought it would come true," said Hyman, who, discouraged by health problems and slow times, was ready to quit swimming in May. In her signature race, O'Neill finished second in 2:06.58. Petria Thomas of Australia took bronze in 2:07.12. O'Neill, known as "Madame Butterfly," broke the oldest record in swimming in May at the Australian Olympic trials when she lowered Mary T. Meagher's 19-year-old world record.

95. Gigablast Search Results Thorpe, Ian (11); Torres, Dara (1); van den hoogenband, pieter (2); van Dyken,Amy (1) Official fan clubs for 30 of the best swimmers, divers, http://dir.gigablast.com/Sports/Water_Sports/Swimming_and_Diving/Athletes/

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96. SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games Photo Gallery pieter van den hoogenband of the Netherlands, prepares for his preliminary heatof the 50m freestyle at the Summer Olympics Thursday, Sept. http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesGallerySep21/swimming5.html

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97. Heather's Blog: Fun With Names Mind you, I m not making fun of pieter van den hoogenband. pieter has a goodname, but the best name s held by an Australian diver Loudy Tourky. http://www.dprophet.com/meggers/old/2004/08/fun_with_names_639/

Heather's Blog Main August 22, 2004 Fun With Names Lately I've found myself especially fascinated with interesting words, sentences, and most of all, names. Sentences, most times despite the nature of their content, have been grabbing my attention and inspiring me to do things. Of course, in most instances, that "inspiration" can be directly translated into "forcing me to buy domain names." Take for example WanderingStars.org. I bought that one. Can't remember if I blogged about it. I don't think I did because I wanted to wait until the design was done and the content was up. Well, forget that - the past few weeks of going to the hospital kind of put a kink in that plan. Never mind that. I bought the name after hearing a song again for the first time in several months - Portishead's 'Wandering Stars.' In that song there's a line that I loved ever since first hearing the song years ago. "Wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." I had never really paid attention to what those lyrics meant, but I always thought it was a very cleverly structured sentence. It just flowed nicely within the context of the song. But then one night, as I was reading the Book of Jude in the New Testament, I was struck by something else. Suddenly, a verse I had just read seemed very familiar. I tried to place where I had heard it before when that Portishead tune surfaced in my brain. It was exactly the same as that song - "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever."

98. Serbia Info News / Russia s Svetlana Timochinina spins during her dive in the finals of women s Dutch swimmer pieter van den hoogenband reacts after setting a new world http://www.serbia-info.com/news/2000-09/18/20631.html

Photos of the Day www.serbia-info.com/news CIVIL ISSUES POLITICS MILITARY KOSOVO AND METOHIA ... CULTURE AND RELIGION SPORT Photos of the Day September 18, 2000 September 25 Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, left, nears a photo finish with Kenya's Paul Tergat, right, in the men's 10,000 meter run. See photo Australia's Kerry Pottharst, right, celebrates with her partner Kerri Cook, left after they defeated Brazil in two sets to win the gold medal in women's beach volleyball. See photo U.S. pole vaulter Stacy Dragila clears the bar during the women's pole vault final. Dragila won the gold medal in the event. See photo U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson crosses the finish line ahead of Jamaica's Gregory Haughton in the men's 400 meter final. Johnson won with a time of 43.84. Haughton won the bronze medal in the race. See photo Michael Johnson leads the field home for the gold medal in the men's 400-meter race in this finish line camera photo. The vertical red lines are superimposed to determine timing intervals by Swatch, the provider of the photo. See photo Australia's Cathy Freeman is overcome with emotion after winning the women's 400-meter race with a time of 49.11. See

99. SSCHV - Schweizerischer Schwimmverband - Presseschau Translate this page Verletzter van den hoogenband muss WM absagen. 27.5.2005, Felix Gmünder dreimaligen Schwimm-Olympiasiegers pieter van den hoogenband reissen nicht ab. http://www.fsn.ch/index.php?m=2,13,57&lang_id=1&page_id=57&cal=2005,05

100. CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games Columnists: Jones - Thorpedoed! To the other two swimmers involved in the Race of the Millennium, Four yearsago in Sydney, pieter van den hoogenband of the Netherlands beat Ian Thorpe http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Athletics/Games/2004/Columnists/Jones/2004/08/17/58760

SPORT INDEX Sport Index Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Vol. Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Judo Paralympics Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Synchro Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Track Triathlon Volleyball Waterpolo Weightlifting Wrestling PARALYMPICS TEAM CANADA WHAT CANADA DID NEWS ... POSTCARDS Previous Olympics Olympics Salt Lake 2002 Sydney 2000 Nagano 1998 Atlanta 1996 2004 GAMES HOME Thundershowers o C ... COLUMNISTS Tue, August 17, 2004 Thorpedoed! ATHENS As one might expect from a "Race of the Millennium," it went swimmingly well. Unless you were hooked to the storyline. Michael Phelps's shot at seven gold medals, the record set by Mark Spitz, is gone, as is a potential $1-million US bonus from Speedo. The storyline is that Michael Phelps failed. The U.S. media built Phelps up, now watch them tear him down. So far, Phelps has one gold and two bronze here in the pool. He still may win eight medals and tie the record for most medals in a single Olympics, set by Russian gymnast Alexander Dityatin, which would be an amazing accomplishment. But for the most part, the Michael Phelps watch is over.

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