Herman Willemse
 Willemse in 1961 | |
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| Born | May 22, 1934 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | July 7, 2021 (aged 87) |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Herman "Flying Dutchman" Willemse (22 May 1934
Willemse started his career as a freestyle swimmer, winning 13 national titles and setting 19 national records in the 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m events between 1952 and 1958. In 1959, he switched to marathon swimming and became the second Dutchman to cross the
A school teacher by profession, Willemse was known for his academic approach to swimming. He would often travel around the place before the competition and measure the water temperature, to optimize his racing strategy, or even withdraw from a potentially disastrous race if the temperature was too low.[9] He retired from competitive swimming around 1970 and published a book titled Marathonzwemmen (Marathon Swimming).[10]
International competitions
- St. John Lake Swim (1961, Canada, 30 km) – 1st place, 10h 7min[11]
- St. John Lake Swim (1962, Canada, 30 km) – 1st place, 9h 3min[11]
- St. John Lake Swim (1963, Canada, 30 km) – 1st place, 8h 32min[11]
- Around-the-Island Marathon Swim (1960, Atlantic City, USA, 36 km) – 1st place, 10h 30min[12]
- Around-the-Island Marathon Swim (1961, Atlantic City, USA, 36 km) – 1st place, 11h 14min[12]
- Around-the-Island Marathon Swim (1962, Atlantic City, USA, 36 km) – 1st place, 11h 35min[12]
- Around-the-Island Marathon Swim (1963, Atlantic City, USA, 36 km) – 1st place, 10h 31min[12]
- Around-the-Island Marathon Swim (1964, Atlantic City, USA, 36 km) – 1st place, 10h 08min[12]
- National Exhibition race (1961, Canada, 24 km) – 1st place, 6h 54min[13]
- National Exhibition race (1962, Canada, 24 km) – 1st place, 6h 38min[13]
- la Descente ou remontée du Saguenay (1966, 37 km) – 1st place, 6h 15min[14]
- Tois Riviere (1961–1963 and 1965, Canada, 16 km) – 1st place (4 times)[15]
- Santa Fe-Coronda (1963, Argentina, 58 km) – 1st place
- Santa Fe-Coronda (1964, Argentina, 58 km) – 3rd place
- Santa Fe-Coronda (1966, Argentina, 58 km) – 3rd place
- Hernandaras-Parana (Argentina, 88 km) – 1st place[3][10]
See also
References
- ^ Birth announcement 23 May 1934
- ^ Herman Willemse overleden, de koning van het openwaterzwemmen 8 July 2021
- ^ a b c Honour Swimmers. imshof.com
- ^ Wennerberg, 76
- ^ Herman Willemse. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- ^ Herman Willemse (HOL) 2008 Honor OpenWater Swimmer Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. ishof.org
- ^ Wennerberg, 329–330
- ^ Wennerberg, 141
- ^ Wennerberg, 115
- ^ ISBN 978-90-6061-026-8.
- ^ a b c Wennerberg, 202
- ^ a b c d e Wennerberg, 143–144
- ^ a b Wennerberg, 129
- ^ Wennerberg, 314
- ^ "International Swimming Hall of Fame".
Bibliography
- Wennerberg, Conrad (1999). Wind, Waves, and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming. Breakaway Books. ISBN 978-1-55821-615-0.
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