{{Short description|Indonesian swimmer (1960–2019)}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Gerald Item | image = | caption = | fullname = | nationality = {{INA}} | strokes = | club = | birth_date = {{birth date|1960|11|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|05|23|1960|11|17|df=yes}} | death_place = Riverside, California, U.S. | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Indonesia}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalSilver|1978 Bangkok|200m butterfly}} {{MedalSilver|1978 Bangkok|4x200m freestyle relay}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Bangkok|100m butterfly}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Bangkok|200m individual medley}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Bangkok|400m individual medley}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Bangkok|4x100m freestyle relay}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Bangkok|4x100m medley relay}} {{MedalBronze|1982 New Delhi|4x100m freestyle relay}} {{MedalBronze|1982 New Delhi|4x200m freestyle relay}} {{MedalBronze|1982 New Delhi|4x100m medley relay}} }}
'''Gerald Herman Peter Item''' (17 November 1960 – 23 May 2019) was an Indonesian swimmer. He competed in numerous international sporting events representing Indonesia. At the 1978 Asian Games, he won seven medals. At the 1982 Asian Games, he collected three bronze medals in relay events.<ref>[https://archive.today/20070105150236/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Swimming_HR.aspx?id=SW Medallists from previous Asian Games – Swimming]</ref> Item also participated in the Southeast Asian Games of 1977, 1979 and 1981 and received a total of seventeen individual medals (not counting relay events), including five gold in 1979 alone.
After retiring from swimming, he and his wife, Elfira Nasution, formed a swimming club named Elfira Swima Gemilang (ESG). He and his family left Indonesia in 2009 where he moved to Riverside, California and started coaching there.
== Early life == Item was born in Jakarta, Indonesia to Willem and Elsje Item. He went to Coronado High School in San Diego, California, where he also became a swimmer. During his time at high school, he won two CIF event which led his team to a CIF title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary for Gerald Herman Peter Item |url=https://www.akesfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Gerald-Item |website=Akes Family Funeral Homes}}</ref>
== Death == He died while coaching in Riverside on 23 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indonesia Berduka, Perenang Legendaris Ini Meninggal Dunia di Amerika Serikat |url=https://bali.tribunnews.com/2019/05/24/indonesia-berduka-perenang-legendaris-ini-meninggal-dunia-di-amerika-serikat |language=id |website=Tribunnews|date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
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