Gerhard Hetz

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Gerhard Hetz (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer.[1] He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964.[2]

He set two world records in the 400 m individual medley, in 1962 and 1963. In 1962 he was selected as the German Sportspersonality of the Year. After retirement from competitions he became a successful swimming coach at Blau-Weiß Bochum, SSF Bonn (1968–1975) and then SV Rhenania Köln (1975–1991), training such swimmers as Rainer Henkel, Werner Lampe and Peter Sitt. However, he was also criticized for his harsh training methods. He died in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico, where he was running a hotel with his wife. They had three children.[3]

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Gerhard Hetz in 1963

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Records
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world record holder (long course)

May 20, 1962 – June 30, 1962 Template:S-ttl/check
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world record holder (long course)

October 12, 1963 – July 31, 1964 Template:S-ttl/check
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