Peter Bermel

Peter Bermel (born 25 June 1967) is a retired German swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished fifth and eights in the 200 m and 400 m medley events, respectively.[2]

Peter Bermel
Personal information
Born (1967-06-25) 25 June 1967
Hamburg, Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSportgemeinschaft Hamburg
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
1985 Sofia 200 m medley

Bermel started swimming in a club at age 4-5 and by 13 was a member of the national junior team. In 1983 he won the European Youth Championships in medley and backstroke events. In 1991, after qualifying for the World Cup in Australia he retired from competitive swimming. By 2000, he returned to the pool to compete in the masters category. This was a difficult task as he started smoking and gained weight up to 112 kg, but he quickly shed 20 kg by training.[3]

He is a married to Monika[3] and has a son, Thore (b. 1998),[4] and a daughter, Lena-Sophie (b. 1996). Both children are competitive swimmers, and Lena-Sophie already won a silver medal at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp (2012). They live in Elmshorn.[5][6]

References
  1. Peter BERMEL. les-sports.info
  2. Peter Bermel. sports-reference.com
  3. Peter Bermel Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. hamburger-schwimmverband.de
  4. Hans-Eckart Jaeger (2009-12-19). Geschwister schwimmen auf einer Erfolgswelle. Hamburger Abendblatt.
  5. LEN PR37-12 European Junior OWS Championships Preview - Kocaeli 2012. len.eu (2012-07-10).
  6. Stadt – Nachrichten Juli 2012 / Teil 1. elmshorn.de (2012-08-17).


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