Eduardo Germán Otero (born February 4, 1980) is an Argentine former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and butterfly events.[2] He is a three-time Olympian, a multiple-time national record holder, and a two-time champion for the 50 m backstroke at the South American Games.[3][4] He is also a member of Club Nadadores del Rio Plata, and is coached and trained by Marcelo "Yuri" Quaglia.[1][5]
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| Full name | Eduardo Germán Otero | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1980 Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CN Rio Plata[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marcelo Quaglia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Otero's Olympic debut came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, he failed to reach the top 16 in any of his individual events, finishing fortieth in the 100 m backstroke (58.09), and thirty-fourth in the 200 m backstroke (2:05.51).[6][7] He also placed eighteenth as a member of the Argentine team in the 4 × 100 m medley relay (3:43.61). Teaming with Sergio Ferreyra, Pablo Martín Abal, and José Meolans, Otero swam a backstroke leg with a split of 58.00 seconds.[8]
On his second Olympic appearance in Athens 2004, Otero decided to drop his specialty event, the 200 m backstroke, and experiment with the 100 m butterfly. He also qualified for the 100 m backstroke by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 56.36 from the South American Championships in Maldonado, Uruguay.[9][10] Otero repeated his luck from Sydney, as he rounded out to last place in heat three and thirty-third overall with a time of 57.28.[11][12] In the 100 m butterfly, Otero placed forty-fourth on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming in the same heat, he posted a lifetime best of 55.24 to earn a fourth spot by nearly half a second (0.50) behind winner Jeong Doo-Hee of South Korea.[13][14]
Eight years after competing in his first Olympics, Otero qualified for his third Argentine team as a 28-year-old at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He achieved an Olympic B-cut of 56.38 seconds from the national trials in Buenos Aires.[5] He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including fellow three-time Olympian and former finalist Örn Arnarson of Iceland. Otero raced to seventh place by 0.19 of a second behind Ukraine's Oleksandr Isakov in 56.74. Otero failed to advance into the semifinals, as he matched his position from Sydney in the preliminaries.[15]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Excelencia y Vigencia de Eduardo Otero" [Excellence and Effectiveness of Eduardo Otero] (in Spanish). Natacion Argentina. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eduardo Germán Otero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "En el cierre, dos medallas doradas" [In closing, two gold medals] (in Spanish). La Nacion Argentina. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Los nadadores sanluiseños deslumbrados con Meolans en la clínica de natación" [Swimmer Meolans dazzled San Luis inhabitants with swimming clinic] (in Spanish). La Nacion Argentina. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ a b Aguado, Jorge (2 June 2008). "Argentina Nationals: Sergio Andres Ferreyra Lowers Own National Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 275. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 283. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 348. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Aguado, Jorge (6 April 2004). "Four Records Set at South American Champs; Thiago Pereira and Kristel Kobrich Schimpl Shine". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 100 Backstroke Prelims: Japan's Morita Surprises with Fastest Time; Americans Cruise Through". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men's 100 Butterfly, Day 6 Prelims: Crocker Blasts Back into Form as Fastest Qualifier; Serdinov and Phelps Right on his Tail". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.