HOW CHAMPIONS DO IT

Researched, produced, and prepared by Brent S. Rushall, Ph.D., R.Psy.

PIETER VAN DEN HOOGENBOND AT 135m OF HIS WORLD-RECORD GOLD MEDAL 200m RACE AT THE 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES IN SYDNEY

Each frame is .1 second apart. In this race, Pieter van den Hoogenbond equaled the world record he had established in the semi-final with a time of 1:45.35. In claiming the gold medal, he beat Ian Thorpe of Australia. In this third lap of the race, when fatigue was mounting, Pieter van den Hoogenbond's stroke frequency was 43.2 strokes per minute, a stroke being from a hand entry until its next entry, and the time for this 50m was 27.36 seconds.

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Notable Features

Pieter van den Hoogenbond

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