Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe Van den Hoogenband meriri nrite ọlaedo isii na 1999 European Championships, ọ bụ otu n'ime ndị kachasị amasị ya na 2000 Summer Olympics, mana ndị iro ya dị egwu. Na 200 m freestyle, o zutere onye na-ejide ndekọ ụwa, onye ntorobịa Australia bụ Ian Thorpe, onye ọkacha mmasị nke ndị na-ege ntị n'ụlọ na Sydney. Na ọkara-ikpeazụ, Van den Hoogenband setịpụrụ ihe ndekọ ụwa ọhụrụ, mana Thorpe megidere oge naanị 0.02 s dị nwayọ. N'asọmpi ikpeazụ na-akpali akpali, Van den Hoogenband mere ka oge ya site na ọkara-ọgwụgwụ wee merie nrite ọlaedo. N'ime
Na 100 m freestyle, Van den Hoogenband ọzọ setịpụrụ ihe ndekọ ụwa na ọkara-ikpeazụ ma merie ọla edo ya nke abụọ, na-emeri onye mmeri 1992 na 1996, Alexander Popov. Ihe ndekọ ụwa ya nke 100 m guzoro ruo mgbe 21 Machị 2008 ma mebie ya site n'aka Alain Bernard nke France (47.60). Van den Hoogenband meriri ihe nrite abụọ ọzọ, ọla nchara abụọ, na 50 m freestyle na 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, nke ọ bụ onye ikpeazụ na-egwu mmiri.