keywords: thorpe pieter dutchman van netherlands
text: Pieter van den Hoogenband #39;s name may be too long, but he #39;s compelling Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands missed qualifying for the semis in the 50 freestyle this morning, and the world #39;s headline writers heaved a sigh of relief. When the Flying Dutchman was beaten by Australia #39;s Ian Thorpe in the 200 freestyle on ...