About Pieter van den Hoogenband
Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər vɑn də(n) ˈɦoːɣə(m)ˌbɑnt]; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder. In 1993, Van den Hoogenband achieved his first success, performing well on the European Youth Olympic Days. After Astrid threatened to remove Pieter from the sport, Cees created a small foundation and signed up 20 initial sponsors who each paid $2,500 to fund a team trainer. His three Olympic gold medals are the only three won by a Dutch male pool swimmer.
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