Anders Holmertz
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Anders Sören•Holmertz (Johansson-) |
| Used name | Anders•Holmertz |
| Born | 1 December 1968 in Motala, Östergötland (SWE) |
| Measurements | 185 cm / 73 kg |
| Affiliations | Motala SS, Motala (SWE) / Spårvägens IF, Stockholm (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 4 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 5 |
Biography
Anders Holmertz learned to swim at age four, in the indoor pool where his mother worked as a lifeguard. He developed into an all-round freestyle swimmer, who excelled in the 200 metres. In that event, he won two Olympic silvers (1988 and 1992), a World Championship silver (1994) and four European Championship medals, including one gold (1987). He added to his medal collection in the 4 x 200 freestyle relay, which also earned him two Olympic silvers (1992 and 1996), one world title (1994) and one world title in the 25 metre pool (1993). In all, Holmertz earned 23 medals in international championships. Holmertz’ record in Swedish championships is impressive, winning a total of 86 titles, 46 long course, 40 short-course. These span all distances from 100 metres to 1,500 freestyle, and also includes some individual medley titles. After the 1997 World Short Course Championships in Göteborg, Sweden, where he won two silver medals in the relay, Holmertz retired to start working in information technology.
Results
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 1 September 1979 - 7 March 1980: 3:26.34 (1 September 1979; Tokyo, JPN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (400 m freestyle – 4 February 1990 - 1 February 1997: 3:40.81 (4 February 1990; Paris, FRA); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 14 December 1986 - 13 December 1987 and 19 March 1989 - 1 April 1999: 3:16.46 (14 December 1986; Malmö, SWE), 3:14.00 (19 March 1989; Malmö, SWE))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (400 m freestyle – 4 February 1990 - 11 February 1995: 3:40.81 (4 February 1990; Paris, FRA); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 19 March 1989 - 7 July 1993: 3:14.00 (19 March 1989; Malmö, SWE))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (1–4–8 1985 Sofia SWM silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1987 Strasbourg SWM gold: 200 m freestyle, bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1989 Bonn SWM bronze: 200 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1991 Athina SWM bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1993 Sheffield SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle; 1995 Wien SWM silver: 200 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 400 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–1–0 1994 Roma SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 200 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–2–0 1993 Palma de Mallorca gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1997 Göteborg silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay)