Ferry Weertman

Olympic Dreams Fulfilled and Simultaneously Dashed in Monday’s 10K

Olympic dreams were made and ended on Monday on the banks of the Kazanka River.

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Wilimovsky Wins 10KM, U.S. Qualifies Two for Rio

Jordan Wilimovsky was one of two Americans to automatically qualify for the Rio Olympics…

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Open Water World Championships begin Saturday with Olympic spots up for grabs

The 10K races at this year’s World Championships will serve as the main qualifier for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Pictured: 2013 World 10K champ Ous Mellouli of Tunisia.

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Dutch National Team Heads to Turkey for a Two Week Training Camp

The Dutch national team will be in Belek, Turkey from May 9th-23rd…

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Sharon Van Roundwendaal and Ferry Weertman win at the 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix

Sharon Van Roundwendaal and Ferry Weertman from the Netherlands capture gold. Their first victory on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix.

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Manaudou, Hosszu, Rouwendaal and Lurz Win LEN Awards

Earlier this morning LEN announced their swimmer of the year awards…

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Andrew Gemmell, Sharon van Rouwendaal Win Swim The Swan in Australia

Andrew Gemmell (above) earned $17,000 at the top finisher in the men’s 10km race at the Swim the Swan event in Perth, Australia.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer Of The Year Ferry Weertman

Considering that Weetman was the only swimmer to win multiple medals which included a gold, and two at that, it was fitting that he be named the 2014 Swammy Award recipient for the Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

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Dutch Tag on 3rd Gold Medal in Open Water at European Championships

The Dutch open water swimmers continued their hot-streak at the Regattastrecke Grunau in Berlin, Germany. The country pushed further into…

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Dutchman Ferry Weertman Complete 10K Sweep

The Dutch are the early heroes of the 2014 European Championships in Berlin, Germany, and on Thursday morning they picked…

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