Ferry Weertman
Ferry Weertman is a Dutch former competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance freestyle and open water events. He was the Olympic gold medalist in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
In 2014, he became the European champion in the 10 km open water event. At the 2015 World Championships he won a silver medal in the same event.Weertman was voted 2015 European Open water swimmer of the year by European swimming federation LEN.
In 2016, Weertman won the 10 kilometer event at the 2016 European open water swimming championships in Hoorn, the Netherlands. He finished 5th in the 5 km time trial.
A month later, on 16 August 2016, he won the gold medal in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, outpacing two-time world champion Spyridon Gianniotis in a photo finish.