Jim Anderson (swimmer)

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Jim Anderson
OBE
Personal information
Full nameJames Allan Anderson
NicknameJim the Swim
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Born (1963-04-14) 14 April 1963 (age 62)
St Andrews, Fife
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Club Broxburn ASC
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996 Atlanta100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Athens 200 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 50 m backstroke S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1992 Barcelona50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1992 Barcelona100 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 Atlanta50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 50 m backstroke S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 Sydney50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 Sydney100 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 50 m backstroke S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle S2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S2
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 Malta50 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 Malta100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 New Zealand50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 New Zealand100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 New Zealand200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Argentina50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Argentina100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Argentina200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 South Africa50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 New Zealand50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Argentina50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 South Africa50 m backstroke S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 South Africa100 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 South Africa200 m freestyle S2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 Malta50 m backstroke S2
Paralympic World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Manchester50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Manchester50 m freestyle S2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Manchester50 m freestyle S2
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Reykjavik 4x50 m medley 20pts
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Reykjavik 200 m freestyle S2

James Allan Anderson OBE (born 14 April 1963) is a Scottish former paralympic swimmer who competed in the S2 classification. He is a six-time Paralympic Games, nine-time World Paraswimming champion. [1]

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Swimming career

Anderson has represented Great Britain at the Paralympic Games on six occasions, in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He has won six Paralympic gold medals, four at the 2004 Games, in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m freestyle and the 50 m backstroke events, and two at the 1996 Games in the 50 m backstroke and 100 m freestyle races. He has also set two world records and four European records. He also competed at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. [1] He was selected again for the 2012 Paralympics in London, [2] finishing fourth in the S2 class final of the 50m backstroke [3] [4] and eighth in the S2 100m freestyle. [5] [6]

Honours

In 2004, Anderson was awarded the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours. [7] He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours. [8]

Personal life

Anderson has cerebral palsy. [1] He is also a former British Wheelchair Disco champion. [9] He was born in St Andrews, Fife and resides in Broxburn. [10]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet Scotland's Paralympic heroes dreaming of another gold rush". Daily Record. Media Scotland. 2 September 2008.
  2. ↑ London 2012: Paralympic veteran Jim Anderson gets sixth call BBC Sport, 29 May 2012
  3. ↑ Men's 50m Backstroke - S2 Channel4.com, 5 September 2012
  4. ↑ Paralympics 2012: Great Britain athletes on Day Seven BBC Sport, 5 September 2012
  5. ↑ Jim 'the swim' Anderson trails in 8th 100m freestyle S2 Channel4.com, 3 September 2012
  6. ↑ Anderson medal hopes take dive after 100m agony Herald Scotland, 4 September 2012
  7. ↑ "Sporting stars top honours list". BBC News. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 9.
  9. ↑ Real Lives: Paralympian Jim Anderson adds OBE to his medal haul Scotsman.com, 16 December 2009
  10. ↑ "West Lothian swim star Jim Anderson scoops top award". Daily Record. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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