Eduardo Germán Otero Explained

Eduardo Germán Otero
Fullname:Eduardo Germán Otero
Strokes:Backstroke, butterfly
Club:CN Rio Plata
Coach:Marcelo Quaglia
Birth Date:4 February 1980
Birth Place:Necochea, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Height:1.850NaN0
Weight:850NaN0
Show-Medals:yes

Eduardo Germán Otero (born February 4, 1980) is an Argentine former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and butterfly events.[1] 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.[2] [3] He is also a member of Club Nadadores del Rio Plata, and is coached and trained by Marcelo "Yuri" Quaglia.[4] [5]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Eduardo Germán Otero. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025104/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ot/eduardo-otero-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 23 December 2012.
  2. News: En el cierre, dos medallas doradas. In closing, two gold medals. Spanish. La Nacion Argentina. 6 March 2006. 23 December 2012.
  3. News: Los nadadores sanluiseños deslumbrados con Meolans en la clínica de natación. Swimmer Meolans dazzled San Luis inhabitants with swimming clinic. Spanish. La Nacion Argentina. 21 July 2012. 23 December 2012.
  4. News: Excelencia y Vigencia de Eduardo Otero. Excellence and Effectiveness of Eduardo Otero. Spanish. Natacion Argentina. 31 May 2008. 23 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024070704/http://www.natacion.com.ar/web/notas/notas.php?id=1266&tipo=notas. 24 October 2014. dead.
  5. News: Aguado. Jorge. Argentina Nationals: Sergio Andres Ferreyra Lowers Own National Record. Swimming World Magazine. 2 June 2008. 23 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512212839/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18167.asp. 12 May 2013.
  6. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 275 . 3 March 2013 .
  7. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 283 . 3 March 2013 .
  8. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Heat 3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 348 . 3 March 2013 .
  9. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  10. News: Aguado. Jorge. Four Records Set at South American Champs; Thiago Pereira and Kristel Kobrich Schimpl Shine. Swimming World Magazine. 6 April 2004. 8 April 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130630092247/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7118.asp. 30 June 2013.
  11. Web site: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  12. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men’s 100 Backstroke Prelims: Japan’s Morita Surprises with Fastest Time; Americans Cruise Through . https://archive.today/20130630092302/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7810.asp . dead . 30 June 2013 . . 15 August 2004 . 23 April 2013 .
  13. Web site: Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  14. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men’s 100 Butterfly, Day 6 Prelims: Crocker Blasts Back into Form as Fastest Qualifier; Serdinov and Phelps Right on his Tail . . 19 August 2004 . 11 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227153522/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7899.asp . 27 December 2013 .
  15. Web site: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2 . . . 23 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032334/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWM041900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Eduardo Germán Otero".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.