Dutch swimmer
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]
References
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2014: Netherlands (Weertman , Schouten , Van Rouwendaal )
2018: Netherlands (Vermeulen , Van Rouwendaal , Smits , Weertman )
2020: Italy (Bruni , Gabbrielleschi , Paltrinieri , Acerenza )
2022: Italy (Bruni , Taddeucci , Paltrinieri , Acerenza )
2024: Hungary (Szimcsák , Fábián , Betlehem , Rasovszky )
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