Ferry Weertman

Ferry Weertman
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 32)[1]
Naarden, Netherlands[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 km open water
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Team open water
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 10 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin Team open water
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 10 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Team open water
European Open Water Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoorn 10 km open water

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.

  1. ^ a b "Ferry Weertman". Swim Cup Eindhoven. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.