place_of_birth johan kenkhuis
The ___MASK14___ is the main constituent country ___MASK31___ the Kingdom ___MASK31___ the ___MASK14___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part ___MASK31___ the ___MASK14___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK14___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat ___MASK31___ government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole ___MASK31___ the country ___MASK31___ the ___MASK14___ . Dutch Low ___MASK19___ ( Dutch Low ___MASK19___ : " Nederlaands Leegsaksies ") are the Low ___MASK19___ dialects that are spoken in the northeastern Netherlands . The rest ___MASK31___ the Netherlands speaks Dutch , Frisian or Low Franconian languages . They do not form a coherent language family . ___MASK99___ [ tntrnt ] is a municipality in the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands . The name means " edge of Twente " as it is situated on the northwestern fringe of the historical region of Twente . Overijssel ( Dutch Low ___MASK19___ : " Oaveriessel " ) is a province ___MASK31___ the Netherlands in the central - eastern part ___MASK31___ the country . The province ' s name translates to "[ Land ] across the IJssel ", from the perspective ___MASK31___ the bishopric ___MASK31___ Utrecht by which it was held until 1528 . The capital city ___MASK31___ Overijssel is ___MASK93___ and the largest city is Enschede . The province has a population ___MASK31___ 1 , 113 , 529 inhabitants . ___MASK9___ [ vriz (  ) ven ] is a town in the Dutch province ___MASK31___ Overijssel . It is located in the municipality ___MASK31___ ___MASK99___ , about 7 km north ___MASK31___ Almelo . ___MASK93___ is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel , Netherlands . It has a population around 125 , 000 . ___MASK55___ , also known as " Eanske " in the local dialect ___MASK31___ Twents , is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province ___MASK31___ Overijssel and in the Twente region . The municipality ___MASK31___ ___MASK55___ consisted ___MASK31___ the city ___MASK31___ ___MASK55___ until 1935 , when the rural municipality ___MASK31___ Lonneker , which surrounded the city , was annexed after the rapid industrial expansion ___MASK31___ ___MASK55___ which began in the 1860s and involved the building ___MASK31___ railways and the digging ___MASK31___ the Twentekanaal . ___MASK54___ is a municipality and a city in the eastern ___MASK14___ . The main population centres in the town are Aadorp , ___MASK54___ , Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek . The River IJssel , sometimes called Gelderse IJssel (" Gueldern IJssel ") to avoid confusion with the Hollandse IJssel , is the branch ___MASK31___ the Rhine in the Dutch provinces ___MASK31___ Gelderland and Overijssel . The Romans knew the river as Isala . The IJssel flows from Westervoort , east ___MASK31___ the city ___MASK31___ Arnhem , until it discharges into the IJsselmeer (" Lake IJssel ", known prior to the 1932 completion ___MASK31___ the Afsluitdijk as the Zuiderzee , a North Sea inlet ). The River IJssel is one ___MASK31___ the three major distributary branches ( along with the rivers Nederrijn and Waal ) into which the Rhine divides shortly after crossing the German - Dutch border . Johan Kenkhuis ( born 7 May 1980 in ___MASK9___ , Overijssel ) is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer . From a young age , Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming . In 1998 , he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships . At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , Australia , Johan was a member ___MASK31___ the bronze medal 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay team . He also helped the Netherlands win a silver medal at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka , Japan in 2001 as a member ___MASK31___ the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay team . However , by 2002 , he was growing tired ___MASK31___ the sport and close to retirement . His coach , Fedor Hes , helped him develop a different training strategy which involved spending more time on dry land . Seemingly invigorated by the new training style , Johan quickly progressed enough to win fourth place at the 50 meter freestyle event in the World Championships in Barcelona , Spain . He finished only 0 . 01 seconds behind the bronze medalist . In the 2004 Olympic Games , Johan was a member ___MASK31___ the Dutch Olympic swim team . As the starting swimmer in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay , alongside Pieter van den Hoogenband , Mitja Zastrow , and Klaas - Erik Zwering he played a critical role in securing a silver medal in the event . Kenkhuis is currently living in Amsterdam where he is a member ___MASK31___ De Dolfijn SPAX swim club but trains with XLence Swimteam . He is a Business and Marketing major at the Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam . Kenkhuis was one ___MASK31___ only eleven openly gay athletes to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . In November 2006 he announced that he would quit swimming on the highest level after the 2006 European Championships Short Course in Helsinki , Finland .