Ferry Weertman (born 27 June 1992) is a former Dutch competitive

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who specialises in long-distance

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and open water events. He is the Olympic gold medalist in the 10 km open water marathon at the

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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

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, 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, outtouching two-time world champion

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in a photo finish.

Personal life

In 2019, Weertman got engaged to his girlfriend of approximately 5 years, Ranomi Kromowidjojo who is also a Dutch swimmer.Race, Retta (29 December 2019)
"Kromo & Weertman Set To Tie The Knot After Tokyo Olympic Games"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved 15 January 2022."Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman Ringing in New Year With Wedding Plans"
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weertman, Ferry 1992 births Living people Dutch male freestyle swimmers Dutch male long-distance swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming People from Naarden Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists in swimming Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau 21st-century Dutch people Sportspeople from North Holland