World Class Swimmers - Pieter van den Hoogenband

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Pieter van den Hoogenband - this guy with a long name has become Netherlads' national hero.
Check out "The Flying Dutchman" in action! ;D

Full name: Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband
Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: March 14, 1978 (age 31)
Place of birth: Maastricht, Netherlands
Records: 4 Olympic records,1 world record, 3 European records and 4 national records for Netherlands
Medals: 2000 Sydney Olympics - 2 Gold and 2 Bronze, 2004 Athens Olympics - 1 Gold and 2 Silver; another 16 Gold, 15 Silver and 8 Bronze won at various international championships between 1997 - 2008

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