Ferry Weertman

Ferry Weertman
Personal information
Full name Ferry Weertman
National team  Netherlands
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992[1]
Naarden, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Ferry Weertman (born 27 June 1992) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance freestyle and open water events. 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ferry Weertman". Swim Cup Eindhoven. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Holland Keeps Rolling In Open Water At European Championships With Men’s 10K Win". Swimming World. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jordan Wilimovsky Wins Men’s 10K Open Water Race as USA Qualifies 2 to 2016 Rio Olympics". Swimming World. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "LEN Awards 2015". LEN. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

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