Erik Persson (swimmer)

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Erik Persson
Personal information
Born (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke

Erik Persson (born 12 January 1994) is a Swedish swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] He qualified to represent Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event. [2]

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References

  1. "Erik Persson". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Louise Hansson, Erik Persson, Added to Sweden's 2020 Olympic Team for Tokyo". SwimSwam. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.