Anders Holmertz

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Anders Holmertz
Anders Holmertz (2009)
Personal information
Full nameAnders Sören Holmertz
Born (1968-12-01) 1 December 1968 (age 55)
Motala, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMotala SS
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma de Mallorca 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle

Anders Holmertz (born 1 December 1968) is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle (200 and 400 meters) races in the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle. He is the brother of another Swedish swimmer, Mikael Holmertz.

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.[1]

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.

Personal bests

Long course (50 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
100 m freestyle 49.94 11 Aug 1990 - Rome, Italy
200 m freestyle 1:46.76 NR (h) 26 Jul 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
400 m freestyle 3:46.77 NR 29 Jul 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
800 m freestyle 8:02.78 NR 22 Mar 1988 US Summer Nationals Orlando, Florida, United States
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

Short course (25 m)

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
100 m freestyle 48.74 26 Mar 1994 World Cup Paris, France
200 m freestyle 1:44.69 NR 1 Mar 1991 - Palma de Mallorca, Spain
400 m freestyle 3:40.81 NR 4 Feb 1990 - Paris, France
800 m freestyle 7:58.70 27 Mar 1994 World Cup Paris, France
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

Titles

FINA World Aquatics Championships

European LC Championships

European Junior Swimming Championships

  • 1983 European Junior Swimming Championships: 1500 m freestyle

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Anders Holmertz at Sports Reference at Sports Reference

Clubs

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