Ferry Weertman Explained

Ferry Weertman
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Naarden, Netherlands
Height:1.89 m
Weight:86 kg

Ferry Weertman (born 27 June 1992) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance freestyle and open water events. He is the Olympic gold medalist in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Career

In 2014, he became the European champion in the 10 km open water event.[2] At the 2015 World Championships he won a silver medal in the same event.[3]

Weertman was voted 2015 European Open water swimmer of the year by European swimming federation LEN.[4]

In 2016, Weertman won the 10 kilometer event at the 2016 European open water swimming championships in Hoorn, the Netherlands.[5] He finished 5th in the 5 km time trial.

A month later, on 16 August 2016, he won the gold medal in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, outtouching two-time world champion Spyridon Gianniotis in a photo finish.[6]

Personal life

In 2019, Weertman got engaged to his girlfriend of approximately 5 years, Ranomi Kromowidjojo who is also a Dutch swimmer.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ferry Weertman . 18 March 2015 . Swim Cup Eindhoven . 30 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021551/http://swimcup.nl/ferry-weertman/ . 5 March 2016 . dead.
  2. News: Holland Keeps Rolling In Open Water At European Championships With Men's 10K Win . . 14 August 2014 . 23 December 2015.
  3. News: Jordan Wilimovsky Wins Men's 10K Open Water Race as USA Qualifies 2 to 2016 Rio Olympics . Swimming World . 27 July 2015 . 23 December 2015.
  4. Web site: LEN Awards 2015 . 5 January 2016 . . 5 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203163014/http://www.len.eu/Press/LEN%20-%20PR2-16%20LEN%20Awards%202015.aspx . 3 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Ferry Weertman defends European 10K title in Hoorn . Braden . Keith . 10 July 2016 . . 10 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Rio 2016: Weertman snatches the silver and gold for Gianniotis in open water . 16 August 2016 . . 16 August 2016 . 18 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918060655/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rio-2016-weertman-snatches-victory-144309293.html . dead .
  7. Race, Retta (29 December 2019). "Kromo & Weertman Set To Tie The Knot After Tokyo Olympic Games". SwimSwam. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ranomi-kromowidjojo-and-ferry-weertman-announce-wedding-plans/ "Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman Ringing in New Year With Wedding Plans"