Career
He is a single-time Olympian (2000) and a former Belgian record holder in the 50 and 100 m freestyle. Wouters made an international headline at the 1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships, when he set a Belgian record of 22.35 to earn a sixth spot in the 50 m freestyle. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Wouters competed in a sprint freestyle double.
He posted FINA B-standards of 22.92 (50 m freestyle) and 50.50 (100 m freestyle) from the Belgian Championships in Antwerp.
In the 100 m freestyle, Wouters placed thirty-second on the morning"s prelims. Swimming in heat seven, he edged out Finland"s Jere Hård to pick up a seventh spot by four-hundredths of a second (004) in 51.07.
Because one swimmer out of the race for no false-start rule, Wouters rounded out the field to last place and thirty-ninth overall in 23.44, more than half a second (050) off his record and entry time.