Jim Anderson (swimmer)

James Allan Anderson OBE (born 14 April 1963) is a Scottish swimmer.[1]

For other people with the same name, see James Anderson (disambiguation).

Jim Anderson
OBE
Personal information
Full nameJames Allan Anderson
Nickname(s)Jim the Swim
Nationality United Kingdom
 Scotland
Born (1963-04-14) 14 April 1963
St Andrews, Fife
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
ClubBroxburn ASC
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta 50 m backstroke S2
1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S2
2004 Athens 50 m backstroke S2
2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S2
2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S2
2004 Athens 200 m freestyle S2
1992 Barcelona 50 m backstroke S2
1992 Barcelona 50 m freestyle S2
1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle S2
1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle S2
2000 Sydney 50 m backstroke S2
2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle S2
2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle S2
2008 Beijing 50 m backstroke S2
2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle S2
2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S2
2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S2
World Championships
1994 Malta 50 m freestyle S2
1994 Malta 100 m freestyle S2
1998 New Zealand 50 m backstroke S2
1998 New Zealand 100 m freestyle S2
1998 New Zealand 200 m freestyle S2
2002 Argentina 50 m backstroke S2
2002 Argentina 100 m freestyle S2
2002 Argentina 200 m freestyle S2
2006 South Africa 50 m freestyle S2
1998 New Zealand 50 m freestyle S2
2002 Argentina 50 m freestyle S2
2006 South Africa 50 m backstroke S2
2006 South Africa 100 m freestyle S2
2006 South Africa 200 m freestyle S2
1994 Malta 50 m backstroke S2
Paralympic World Cup
2005 Manchester 50 m backstroke S2
2006 Manchester 50 m freestyle S2
2008 Manchester 50 m freestyle S2
European Championships
2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S2
2009 Reykjavik 4x50 m medley 20pts
2009 Reykjavik 200 m freestyle S2

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 MBE in the 2005 New Year Honours.[7] He was awarded the 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.

Footnotes
  1. "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
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