{"id":282816,"date":"2017-11-03T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=282816"},"modified":"2017-11-02T20:51:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T03:51:28","slug":"ferry-weertman-repeats-as-swimming-worlds-male-open-water-swimmer-of-the-year-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ferry-weertman-repeats-as-swimming-worlds-male-open-water-swimmer-of-the-year-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferry Weertman Repeats as Swimming World&#8217;s Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2017 Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year<\/h2>\n<p>Nearly one hour and 50 minutes had passed in the men\u2019s 10K race at the 2017 World Championships. Dutchman <strong>Ferry Weertman<\/strong>, the defending Olympic gold medalist in the event, found himself in a familiar situation. Three men were leading the pack in Lake Balaton (Hungary). It would be a fierce battle for gold.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u201cI had a clear goal for the race in Balaton\u2014I wanted to be the rst to win the 10K at Worlds and the Olympics. I did feel more pressure from the people around me and the media. Everybody said I should \u2018just do it again\u2019\u2014making it sound like it\u2019s easy.&#8221; &#8211; Weertman<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2017, Weertman became the first Dutchman to win the 10K at World Championships and the first man to win the event at both the Olympics and the World Championships. But he\u2019s not obsessing over historic stats like these while he\u2019s racing. His consistently excellent performances are worth more than medals and milestones.<\/p>\n<p>Weertman&#8217;s efforts earned him a unanimous vote for Swimming World&#8217;s Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year. To learn more about Weertman, check out the November 2017 issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"282344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=282344\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"november-17-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;november-17-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;November 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-282344\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg\" alt=\"november-17-cover\" width=\"529\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[<\/strong>PHOTO BY <strong>KYLE TERADA-USA TODAY SPORTS]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Not a subscriber?\u00a0<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/3-year-swimming-world-magazine-total-access-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe With This Special 3-Year Offer!<\/a>\u00a0Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0gives you access to all of the back issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0dating back to 1960! \u00a0Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2017\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming World Magazine Vault<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3>Order a single \u201cCollectors\u201d issue\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-november-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">print copy here<\/a>\u00a0or download a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-november-2017-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\">single .pdf copy here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>Save 25% on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/1-year-print-and-total-access-download-past-12-issues-of-swimming-world-magazine-automatic-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\">1 year subscription<\/a>\u00a0and download more issues from the Swimming World Vault and get the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Coupon Code:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>realnews<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and save 25%<\/li>\n<li>A monthly print copy of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0in the mail for 1 year!<\/li>\n<li>Free download of the next 12 issues and the past 12 issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Free download of next 24 issues and the past 24 issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Biweekly!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Free download of next 4 issues and the past 4 issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming Technique Magazine!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/1-year-print-and-total-access-download-past-12-issues-of-swimming-world-magazine-automatic-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here For This Special Offer<\/a>\u00a0with coupon code\u00a0\u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>realnews<\/strong><\/span>\u201c during checkout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>2017 OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Annie Grevers<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSwimming World\u2019s Open Water Swimmers of the Year for 2017 are both two-time winners, with France\u2019s Aurelie Muller also having won the title in 2015, and the Neth\u00aderlands\u2019 Ferry Weertman taking the honor in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>A PROPOSITION: OPEN WATER RELAYS AT THE OLYMPICS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Annie Grevers<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nOpen water relays are already part of the swimming schedule at the World Champi\u00adonships. Why not add a 5K team event to the Olympics?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>2017: A TIME TO REFLECT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWater temperatures, water quality and athlete safety are still hot topics in open water swimming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>HURRICANE AFTERMATH: PICKING UP THE PIECES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nMost people who reside in the southeastern United States and Caribbean live their lives hoping to avoid hurricanes, but this year\u2019s batch of storms proved especially devastat\u00ading. However, everyone in the area hosting swimming events intends to be back up and running again soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\">THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nJoe Zemaitis was looking for a challenge, a worthy goal. So, this past summer\u2014after a year of planning and training\u2014the head swim coach at Swim Neptune in Scottsdale, Ariz. accomplished that goal by crossing the English Channel from England to France in 12-1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>SWIMMING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL: A LOOK BACK IN TIME<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nLegend has it that in 55 B.C., when Roman General Julius Caesar stood on a beach in Gaul, plotting his conquest of Britain, he looked across the sea, saw the white cliffs of Dover and asked one of his men: \u201cDo you think we could swim it?\u201d His subordinate replied, \u201cI think we should take boats.\u201d They did, but an idea was born even though it would hibernate in the minds of men for nearly two millenia.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH LEAH SMITH<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Annie Grevers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: FRANK BUSCH<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>COLLEGE RECRUITING: HOW IT\u2019S DONE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIn the first of a multi-part series, Swimming World explores the basic elements of the college swimming courtship.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: FRONT QUADRANT SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nA common misconception is that front quadrant swimming (FQS) is an effective freestyle technique. It is not. While FQS has been used by top swimmers, that is not justification for promoting that strategy. FQS produces an arm coordination that is counterproductive to fast swimming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>SPECIAL SETS: THE (SWIMMING) DISTANCE FORMULA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Michael J. 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Not to worry&#8230;just&#8230;relax<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>045 UP &amp; COMERS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><strong>by Taylor Brien<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>COLUMNS &amp;<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>030 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>046 GUTTER TALK<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #16c9c6;\"><strong>048 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017 Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Nearly one hour and 50 minutes had passed in the men\u2019s 10K race at the 2017 World Championships. 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