Eduardo Germán Otero

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]

Eduardo Germán Otero
Personal information
Full nameEduardo Germán Otero
National team Argentina
Born (1980-02-04) 4 February 1980
Necochea, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
ClubCN Rio Plata[1]
CoachMarcelo Quaglia[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Argentina
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Rio de Janeiro 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2006 Buenos Aires 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2006 Buenos Aires 4×100 m freestyle

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
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "En el cierre, dos medallas doradas" [In closing, two gold medals] (in Spanish). La Nacion Argentina. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  10. 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.
  11. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  12. 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.
  13. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  14. 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.
  15. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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