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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