SEIDLER Phillip

Namibia

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 25 Mar 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: WINDHOEK

Birth Country:

Namibia

Place of residence : SWAKOPMUND

Residence Country:

Namibia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Men's 10km	16

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

MARATHON SWIMMING

World Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km
2019	Gwangju, KOR	-	32
2017	Budapest, HUN	42	-

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2019	1 x 33rd

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
33	2019	10km	Beau Vallon, SEY

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

SWIMMING

African Championships

Year	Location	400Free	1500Free	4x100Medley X
2016	Bloemfontein, RSA	6th (4:11.11)	4th (16:45.49)	4th (4:28.35)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Surfing, listening to music. (nepc.com.na, 24 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Business Management, Marketing - Institute of Information Technology [IIT], Namibia

Family:

Partner Amica De Jager

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Dolphins Swimming Club [Namibia]

Coach:

Nadia Seidler [mother]; Janis Stergiadis [club, national]

Sporting relatives:

His partner Amica De Jager represented South Africa at the 2019 Marathon Swim World Series event in Seychelles. (namibian.com.na, 28 Dec 2019; microplustiming.com, 12 May 2019)

Other sports:

He competed in surfing in the U16 and U20 division in Namibia. (nepc.com.na, 24 Jun 2021; zigzag.co.za, 07 Jun 2013)

Reason:

"At the age of five, I fractured my upper arm. My mother took me to the pool for physio. Then her friend June Owen-Smith took me under her supervision and made me swim my first gala at age six. I enjoyed the challenge and it was a great journey. She prepared me from an early age to improve my times and taking part in South African Age Group Level 1, 2 and 3 galas. Unfortunately, Owen-Smith retired from swimming when I was just 12, and then my mum became my coach. With victories in the long distance events, my mother introduced to me open water swimming." (nepc.com.na, 24 Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Competing in the men's 10km event at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (FNB Namibia YouTube channel, 13 Mar 2021)

Influence:

His family. (Facebook profile, 25 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"If people aren't laughing at your dreams then your dreams aren't big enough!" (Facebook profile, 25 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
COACHED BY MOTHER
He has been coached by his mother Nadia since age 12. "My mother is my coach. I respect her because she helped me to achieve my targets. I also have to respect her because she always makes it very clear that she rather would be playing tennis, instead of coaching me at the pool." (Facebook profile, 25 Jun 2021; nepc.com.na, 24 Jun 2021)

OPEN WATER WORKSHOP
He runs an open water workshop in Namibia. "My open water workshop is all about teaching people the safety, because a lot of people are scared of the ocean, especially people that don't come from the coast. My aim is to give back to the community. I would love to see more open water swimmers in Namibia and to get more people interested in and sharing my passion of this beautiful sport and being in nature." (FNB Namibia YouTube channel, 13 Mar 2021; erongo.com.na, 25 Nov 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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