Silver for swimmer van den Hoogenband

Pieter van den Hoogenband, 29, took the silver medal in the 200 metres freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne. The three times Olympic champion, lost to defending champion Michael Phelps. Phelps won in a new world record time of 1.43.86. Van den Hoogenband hit 1.46.28.

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