Full name James Allan Anderson Club Broxburn ASC Nickname(s) Jim the Swim Name James Anderson | Sport Swimming Role Swimmer Strokes Freestyle, Backstroke | |
Nationality United Kingdom Scotland Born 14 April 1963 (age 61) ( 1963-04-14 ) | ||
James Allan Anderson OBE (born 14 April 1963) is a Scottish swimmer.
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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. He was selected again for the 2012 Paralympics in London, finishing fourth in the S2 class final of the 50m backstroke and eighth in the S2 100m freestyle.
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. He was awarded the OBE in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
Personal life
Anderson has cerebral palsy. He is also a former British Wheelchair Disco champion. He was born in St Andrews, Fife and resides in Broxburn.