Anders Holmertz
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Medal record | |||
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Men’s Swimming | |||
Competitor for Sweden | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Silver | 1988 Seoul | 200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 400 m Freestyle | |
World Championsips (LC) | |||
Gold | 1994 Rome | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1994 Rome | 200 m Freestyle | |
World Championsips (SC) | |||
Gold | 1993 Palma de Mallorca | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1997 Gothenburg | 4×100 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1997 Gothenburg | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
European Championships (LC) | |||
Gold | 1987 Strasbourg | 200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1985 Sofia | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1993 Sheffield | 4×100 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1995 Vienna | 200 m Freestyle | |
Silver | 1995 Vienna | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1987 Strasbourg | 4×200 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1991 Athens | 4×100 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1993 Sheffield | 200 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1993 Sheffield | 400 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1995 Vienna | 400 m Freestyle | |
Bronze | 1995 Vienna | 4×100 m Freestyle |
Anders Holmertz (born December 1, 1968 in Motala) is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle (200 and 400 meters) races in the 1980s and at the beginning of 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle.
His first appearance at Olympic Games is in 1984 at Los Angeles, at the age of sixteen. Holmertz missed the final of 200 m freestyle, with the time of 1:51.70. He scored his first international medal at the European Championships of Sofia one year later, arriving 3rd in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.
Homertz's achieved his main success at the next edition of European Championship, winning 200 m freestyle with the time of 1:48.44, beating rising Italian star Giorgio Lamberti. At Seoul he was the favourite in this race but surprisingly finished second behind Duncan Armstrong. Also a relative failure was the next European Championship, where Holmertz was only third in the 200 m freestyle. After a series of fourth places, he trained well for the 1992 Summer Olympics. After a startling battery series, Holmertz was second in the 200 m behind the Russian surprise Yevgeny Sadovyi and third in the 400 m, again beat by Sadovyi and by Kieren Perkins. Holmertz won another silver medal in 4×200 m freestyle relay, the best result ever for his national team.
At the 1993 European Championship Holmertz won bronze medal in the 200 m and silver medal in the 400 m, both in freestyle. At the 1994 World Championship in Rome Holmertz finally won a gold medal, in the 4×200 m freestyle, plus a solo second place in the 200 m. His last success was a silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at Atlanta in 1996, after a 5th place in the 200 m solo race.
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[edit] Personals bests
Holmertz's personale bests (long course) are:
- 200 m freestyle: 1:46.76
- 400 m freestyle: 3:46.77
- 800 m freestyle: 8:02.78
[edit] Titles
[edit] FINA World Aquatics Championships
- 1994 World Aquatics Championships: 4×200 m freestyle
[edit] European LC Championships
- European LC Championships 1987: 200 m freestyle
[edit] European Junior Swimming Championships
- 1983 European Junior Swimming Championships: 1500 m freestyle
[edit] Swedish Swimming Championships
- 1984 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle
- 1985 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle
- 1986 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle
- 1987 Swedish Swimming Championships: 400 m freestyle
- 1988 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1989 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1990 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1991 Swedish Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle
- 1992 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1993 Swedish Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley, 4×200 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley
- 1994 Swedish Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley
- 1995 Swedish Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley, 4×200 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley
- 1996 Swedish Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley, 4×200 m freestyle
[edit] Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships
- 1984 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 400 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle
- 1985 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 400 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle
- 1986 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 400 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle
- 1987 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 400 m freestyle
- 1988 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1989 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1990 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1991 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley
- 1992 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 100 m individual medley, 200 m individual medley
- 1993 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 100 m individual medley
- 1994 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley
- 1995 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle
- 1996 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle
- 1997 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships: 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle
[edit] Clubs
- Motala SS
- Spårvägens SF