Anders Holmertz

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.

Anders Holmertz

Anders Holmertz (2009)
Personal information
Full name	Anders Sören Holmertz
Born	(1968-12-01) 1 December 1968 Motala, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Motala SS
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4x200 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4x200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 1994 Rome 200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1993 Palma de Mallorca 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1987 Strasbourg 200 m freestyle 1985 Sofia 4×200 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 200 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 200 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 400 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle

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.

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

• 1994 World Aquatics Championships: 4 × 200 m freestyle

European LC Championships

• European LC Championships 1987: 200 m freestyle

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

• World record progression 400 metres freestyle

Clubs

• Motala SS
• Spårvägens SF