Per Holmertz

Per Holmertz

Personal information
Full name	Per Anders Gustaf Holmertz
Nationality	Sweden
Born	3 February 1960 Motala, Östergötland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for  Sweden Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1981 Split 4×100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle

Per ("Pelle") Anders Gustaf Holmertz (born February 3, 1960 in Motala, Östergötland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He is not a sibling of the accomplished swimmer Anders Holmertz, although they are both from the same town. In 2006, Holmertz was inaugurated into the University of California at Berkeley's Hall of Fame for his numerous wins and records for the school's swimteam in the early eighties. Holmertz graduated with a degree in economics from Cal in 1983.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Event	Time		Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	23.05		10 Apr 1980	-	Austin, TX, United States
100 m freestyle	50.66		17 Jul 1982	-	Stockholm, Sweden

Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Clubs

• Motala SS
• Stockholmspolisens IF

References

• Profile