Pieter Timmers
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National team | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Neerpelt, Belgium | 21 January 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Brabo Antwerp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ronald Gaastra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pieter Timmers (born 21 January 1988) is a Belgian retired competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1][2] He won the silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics. Timmers currently holds nine Belgian records, and seven national titles in long and short course freestyle (50, 100, and 200). Timmers is a resident athlete for Brabo Antwerp, and trains under his personal coach Ronald Gaastra.[1][3] He stands 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).[1] He ended his career in Budapest in the second season of the International Swimming League in 2020.[1]
Career
Timmers qualified for three swimming events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 48.92 (100 m freestyle) from the Belgian Championships in Antwerp, just a 0.10-second deficit from an A-cut and a Belgian record held by Yoris Grandjean.[4][5] He also teamed up with Dieter Dekoninck, Emmanuel Vanluchene, and Jasper Aerents in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Swimming the anchor leg, Timmers recorded a fastest split of 48.18, but the Belgian team rounded out the finale to last place in 3:14.40.[6][7]
On the fourth day of the Games, Timmers competed in two events with 90 minutes in between. In the 100 m freestyle, he won the seventh heat, which included two-time Olympic champion Yannick Agnel of France. Swimming in lane eight, he blasted a new Belgian record of 48.54 to pick up a matching sixth seed with Cayman Islands' Brett Fraser from the preliminary heats.[8][9] Followed by the evening session, Timmers fell short in his bid for the final, as he matched a twelfth-place finish with Australia's James Roberts in his semifinal run, outside a record time of 48.57.[10] Timmers placed twelfth as a member of the Belgian team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Teaming with Dekoninck, Louis Croenen, and Glenn Surgeloose, Timmers anchored the race with a split of 1:48.28 to set a Belgian record of 7:14.44 in the heats.[11]
At the
At the
International Swimming League
In 2019 Timmers was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron. In 2020 he joined the New York Breakers and ended his career with a 4x100 m freestyle mixed relay in Budapest.
References
- ^ a b c "Pieter Timmers". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pieter Timmers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Ronald Gaastra: "Finale kan voor Pieter Timmers"" [Ronald Gaastra: "Pieter Timmers may reach the finale"] (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- FINA. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Kimberly Buys plaatst zich op 100 meter vlinderslag voor Olympische Spelen" [Kimberly Buys place within 100 meters butterfly for Olympics] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2012. Archived from the originalon 28 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2012. Archived from the originalon 28 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 7". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 2". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Swimming World Magazine. 25 November 2012. Archived from the originalon 3 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- L'Avenir. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
External links
- Pieter Timmers at World Aquatics
- Pieter Timmers at the International Swimming League (archived)
- Pieter Timmers at Swimrankings.net
- Pieter Timmers at Olympedia
- Pieter Timmers at Olympics.com
- NBC 2012 Olympics profile at archive.today (archived 29 June 2013)
- Official website (in Dutch)