238:
217:
198:
46:
267:(born February 4, 1980) is an Argentine former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian, a multiple-time national record holder, and a two-time champion for the 50 m backstroke at the
291:
314:
287:
283:
322:
325:, 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
946:
847:
961:
956:
609:
563:
517:
951:
405:
886:
941:
374:
461:
936:
931:
926:
321:. 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. In the
911:
916:
487:
817:
313:, Otero decided to drop his specialty event, the 200 m backstroke, and experiment with the 100 m butterfly. He also qualified for the
250:
229:
921:
754:
691:
818:"Men's 100 Butterfly, Day 6 Prelims: Crocker Blasts Back into Form as Fastest Qualifier; Serdinov and Phelps Right on his Tail"
464:[Swimmer Meolans dazzled San Luis inhabitants with swimming clinic] (in Spanish). La Nacion Argentina. 21 July 2012
861:
332:
Eight years after competing in his first
Olympics, Otero qualified for his third Argentine team as a 28-year-old at the
377:[Excellence and Effectiveness of Eduardo Otero] (in Spanish). Natacion Argentina. 31 May 2008. Archived from
352:
in 56.74. Otero failed to advance into the semifinals, as he matched his position from Sydney in the preliminaries.
626:
580:
534:
344:. He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including fellow three-time Olympian and former finalist
655:
271:. He is also a member of Club Nadadores del Rio Plata, and is coached and trained by Marcelo "Yuri" Quaglia.
784:
721:
417:
378:
439:
244:
223:
204:
755:"Men's 100 Backstroke Prelims: Japan's Morita Surprises with Fastest Time; Americans Cruise Through"
282:. There, he failed to reach the top 16 in any of his individual events, finishing fortieth in the
821:
758:
695:
491:
906:
692:"Four Records Set at South American Champs; Thiago Pereira and Kristel Kobrich Schimpl Shine"
78:
495:
901:
825:
762:
699:
333:
317:
by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 56.36 from the South
American Championships in
275:
268:
189:
299:
8:
127:
318:
131:
442:[In closing, two gold medals] (in Spanish). La Nacion Argentina. 6 March 2006
413:
349:
174:
113:
622:
576:
530:
295:
345:
303:
462:"Los nadadores sanluiseños deslumbrados con Meolans en la clínica de natación"
348:
of
Iceland. Otero raced to seventh place by 0.19 of a second behind Ukraine's
290:(2:05.51). He also placed eighteenth as a member of the Argentine team in the
895:
326:
340:. He achieved an Olympic B-cut of 56.38 seconds from the national trials in
857:
852:
341:
789:
726:
667:
617:
571:
525:
401:
310:
488:"Argentina Nationals: Sergio Andres Ferreyra Lowers Own National Record"
794:
731:
51:
74:
337:
279:
306:, Otero swam a backstroke leg with a split of 58.00 seconds.
660:
631:
585:
539:
564:"Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2"
518:"Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 4"
656:"Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)"
399:
610:"Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Heat 3"
947:South American Games gold medalists for Argentina
893:
400:Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
237:
216:
197:
962:Competitors at the 2006 South American Games
957:Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
481:
479:
952:South American Games medalists in swimming
476:
375:"Excelencia y Vigencia de Eduardo Otero"
942:Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
369:
367:
365:
894:
815:
752:
689:
485:
937:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
932:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
927:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
440:"En el cierre, dos medallas doradas"
362:
309:On his second Olympic appearance in
13:
912:Argentine male backstroke swimmers
816:Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004).
753:Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004).
286:(58.09), and thirty-fourth in the
274:Otero's Olympic debut came at the
14:
973:
917:Argentine male butterfly swimmers
880:
92:1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
410:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
236:
215:
196:
44:
840:
809:
777:
746:
714:
683:
922:Olympic swimmers for Argentina
848:"Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2"
722:"Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3"
690:Aguado, Jorge (6 April 2004).
648:
602:
556:
510:
454:
432:
393:
1:
785:"Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3"
625:. p. 348. Archived from
579:. p. 283. Archived from
533:. p. 275. Archived from
486:Aguado, Jorge (2 June 2008).
355:
16:Argentine swimmer (born 1980)
7:
10:
978:
188:
180:
172:
168:
157:
153:
145:
137:
123:
119:
109:
104:
96:
88:
57:
39:
31:
26:
294:(3:43.61). Teaming with
100:85 kg (187 lb)
822:Swimming World Magazine
759:Swimming World Magazine
696:Swimming World Magazine
492:Swimming World Magazine
406:"Eduardo Germán Otero"
292:4 × 100 m medley relay
887:NBC Olympics Profile
414:Sports Reference LLC
334:2008 Summer Olympics
276:2000 Summer Olympics
269:South American Games
265:Eduardo Germán Otero
190:South American Games
35:Eduardo Germán Otero
27:Personal information
21:Eduardo Germán Otero
828:on 27 December 2013
205:2002 Rio de Janeiro
23:
381:on 24 October 2014
319:Maldonado, Uruguay
40:National team
19:
864:on 21 August 2012
636:on 19 August 2011
590:on 19 August 2011
544:on 19 August 2011
300:Pablo Martín Abal
262:
261:
256:
255:
251:4×100 m freestyle
245:2006 Buenos Aires
224:2006 Buenos Aires
969:
874:
873:
871:
869:
860:. Archived from
844:
838:
837:
835:
833:
824:. Archived from
813:
807:
806:
804:
802:
797:. 19 August 2004
781:
775:
774:
772:
770:
761:. Archived from
750:
744:
743:
741:
739:
734:. 15 August 2004
718:
712:
711:
709:
707:
698:. Archived from
687:
681:
680:
678:
676:
664:
652:
646:
645:
643:
641:
635:
614:
606:
600:
599:
597:
595:
589:
568:
560:
554:
553:
551:
549:
543:
522:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
494:. Archived from
483:
474:
473:
471:
469:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
436:
430:
429:
427:
425:
420:on 18 April 2020
416:. Archived from
397:
391:
390:
388:
386:
371:
350:Oleksandr Isakov
329:of South Korea.
315:100 m backstroke
288:200 m backstroke
284:100 m backstroke
247:
240:
239:
226:
219:
218:
210:50 m backstroke
207:
200:
199:
184:
166:
165:
84:
71:
67:
65:
50:
48:
47:
24:
18:
977:
976:
972:
971:
970:
968:
967:
966:
892:
891:
883:
878:
877:
867:
865:
846:
845:
841:
831:
829:
814:
810:
800:
798:
783:
782:
778:
768:
766:
765:on 30 June 2013
751:
747:
737:
735:
720:
719:
715:
705:
703:
702:on 30 June 2013
688:
684:
674:
672:
658:
654:
653:
649:
639:
637:
629:
623:LA84 Foundation
612:
608:
607:
603:
593:
591:
583:
577:LA84 Foundation
566:
562:
561:
557:
547:
545:
537:
531:LA84 Foundation
520:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
484:
477:
467:
465:
460:
459:
455:
445:
443:
438:
437:
433:
423:
421:
398:
394:
384:
382:
373:
372:
363:
358:
323:100 m butterfly
296:Sergio Ferreyra
258:
257:
243:
230:50 m backstroke
222:
203:
182:
163:
162:
149:Marcelo Quaglia
82:
73:
72:
69:
68:4 February 1980
63:
61:
45:
43:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
975:
965:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
890:
889:
882:
881:External links
879:
876:
875:
839:
808:
776:
745:
713:
682:
671:. Omega Timing
647:
601:
555:
509:
498:on 12 May 2013
475:
453:
431:
404:; et al.
392:
360:
359:
357:
354:
260:
259:
254:
253:
248:
241:
233:
232:
227:
220:
212:
211:
208:
201:
193:
192:
186:
185:
178:
177:
170:
169:
164:
160:
159:
158:
155:
154:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
125:
121:
120:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
59:
55:
54:
41:
37:
36:
33:
32:Full name
29:
28:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
974:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
907:Living people
905:
903:
900:
899:
897:
888:
885:
884:
863:
859:
855:
854:
849:
843:
827:
823:
819:
812:
796:
792:
791:
786:
780:
764:
760:
756:
749:
733:
729:
728:
723:
717:
701:
697:
693:
686:
670:
669:
662:
657:
651:
633:
628:
624:
620:
619:
611:
605:
587:
582:
578:
574:
573:
565:
559:
541:
536:
532:
528:
527:
519:
513:
497:
493:
489:
482:
480:
463:
457:
441:
435:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
396:
380:
376:
370:
368:
366:
361:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
330:
328:
327:Jeong Doo-Hee
324:
320:
316:
312:
307:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
272:
270:
266:
252:
249:
246:
242:
235:
234:
231:
228:
225:
221:
214:
213:
209:
206:
202:
195:
194:
191:
187:
181:Representing
179:
176:
171:
167:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
122:
118:
115:
112:
108:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
80:
76:
70:(age 44)
60:
56:
53:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
866:. Retrieved
862:the original
858:NBC Olympics
853:Beijing 2008
851:
842:
830:. Retrieved
826:the original
811:
799:. Retrieved
788:
779:
767:. Retrieved
763:the original
748:
736:. Retrieved
725:
716:
704:. Retrieved
700:the original
685:
673:. Retrieved
666:
650:
638:. Retrieved
627:the original
616:
604:
592:. Retrieved
581:the original
570:
558:
546:. Retrieved
535:the original
524:
512:
500:. Retrieved
496:the original
466:. Retrieved
456:
444:. Retrieved
434:
422:. Retrieved
418:the original
409:
402:Mallon, Bill
395:
383:. Retrieved
379:the original
346:Örn Arnarson
342:Buenos Aires
331:
308:
304:José Meolans
273:
264:
263:
161:Medal record
141:CN Rio Plata
79:Buenos Aires
902:1980 births
868:23 December
790:Athens 2004
727:Athens 2004
668:Athens 2004
618:Sydney 2000
572:Sydney 2000
526:Sydney 2000
502:23 December
468:23 December
446:23 December
424:23 December
385:23 December
311:Athens 2004
896:Categories
801:31 January
738:31 January
356:References
128:Backstroke
64:1980-02-04
795:BBC Sport
732:BBC Sport
183:Argentina
132:butterfly
83:Argentina
52:Argentina
832:11 April
769:23 April
675:24 March
175:swimming
114:Swimming
75:Necochea
706:8 April
640:3 March
594:3 March
548:3 March
338:Beijing
124:Strokes
302:, and
280:Sydney
173:Men's
97:Weight
89:Height
49:
613:(PDF)
567:(PDF)
521:(PDF)
146:Coach
110:Sport
105:Sport
870:2012
834:2013
803:2013
771:2013
740:2013
708:2013
677:2013
642:2013
596:2013
550:2013
504:2012
470:2012
448:2012
426:2012
387:2012
138:Club
58:Born
661:PDF
632:PDF
586:PDF
540:PDF
336:in
278:in
898::
856:.
850:.
820:.
793:.
787:.
757:.
730:.
724:.
694:.
665:.
621:.
615:.
575:.
569:.
529:.
523:.
490:.
478:^
412:.
408:.
364:^
298:,
130:,
77:,
66:)
872:.
836:.
805:.
773:.
742:.
710:.
679:.
663:)
659:(
644:.
634:)
630:(
598:.
588:)
584:(
552:.
542:)
538:(
506:.
472:.
450:.
428:.
389:.
81:,
62:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.