Dutch princess joins 1,000 swimmers in Amsterdam's murky canals to raise money for charity
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the debilitating condition also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The princess was joined by several Dutch celebrities, including past Olympic swim champions Pieter van den Hoogenband and Marleen Veldhuis.
Flying Dutch: Ranomi Kromowidjojo and co. are the swimmers to beat in the sprints
Hoogenband. They practice at the Pieter van den Hoogenband swim stadium in Eindhoven along with relay teammates Inge Dekker, Marleen Veldhuis and Femke Heemskerk. The Dutch team arrived at the Olympic village Tuesday after an eight-day warmup camp in the
2012 Summer Olympics: Ranomi Kromowidjojo Wins Gold In Women's 50m Freestyle Final, Sets Olympic Record
Behind Kromowidjojo, Aliaksandra Herasimenia from Belarus took home a silver medal finishing +0.23 behind Kromowidjojo. Marleen Veldhuis of the Netherlands finished up in third place, taking home the bronze medal and also winning her first ever individual
Phelps collects 18th gold medal in final race of Olympic career
now-banned bodysuit. Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus touched in 24.28 to take the silver medal and another Dutchwoman, Marleen Veldhuis, finished in 24.39 to take bronze. Steffen, who swept the sprints in Beijing, finished fourth, while home favorite
Farewell, Mr. Phelps: American claims his 18th Olympic gold medal in final race of career
now-banned bodysuit. Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus touched in 24.28 to take the silver medal and another Dutchwoman, Marleen Veldhuis, finished in 24.39 to take bronze. Steffen, who swept the sprints in Beijing, finished fourth, while home favorite
LONDON 2012: Phelps vs Lochte, swimming's greatest rivalry, takes center stage at Olympic pool
Drattsev, Russia Women 50 Freestyle Gold: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands Silver: Francesca Halsall, Britain Bronze: Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands 100 Freestyle Gold: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands Silver: Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden Bronze: Francesca
Brazilians into beach volleyball quarters
Baquerizo of Spain 21-15, 21-15. May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings, the two-time reigning Olympic champions, will play Marleen van Iersel and Sanne Keizer of the Netherlands. Gibb and Rosenthal will play Russians Sergey Prokopyev and Konstantin Semenov
100 champ Kromowidjojo adds 50 free win
record from Beijing in 2008. She touched .23 seconds ahead of Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus while fellow Dutchwoman Marleen Veldhuis earned the bronze .34 seconds back. Steffen was fourth and American Jessica Hardy finished seventh. Kromowidjojo
Olympic Daily News - Saturday, August 4
record from Beijing in 2008. She touched .23 seconds ahead of Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus while fellow Dutchwoman Marleen Veldhuis earned the bronze .34 seconds back. Steffen was fourth and American Jessica Hardy finished seventh. Kromowidjojo
Hardy advances in 50m free; U.S. qualifies for medley relays
Great Britain's Amy Smith. The Netherlands had the top two qualifying times in the 50 free thanks to Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Marleen Veldhuis. Meanwhile, the U.S. men qualified with the top time in the men's 400m medley relay. The team consisted of