Gary Andersson (born 19 October 1958) is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics[1] and finished 20th in the 400 m individual medley.[2]

Gary Andersson
Personal information
Full nameGary Knut Emanuel Andersson
NationalitySwedish
Born (1958-10-19) 19 October 1958 (age 66)
Östra Eneby, Norrköping
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle individual medley
ClubNorrköpings KK, Kristianstads SLS, Västerås SS

He started his career as a long-distance swimmer and in 1976 and 1977 won the Swedish championship in 1500 m freestyle. 1977 and 1978 he also won 400 m freestyle. After that he changed to 200m and 400m individual medley. He won the Swedish titles 1978 and 1979 in both these competitions.

Personal records 2013 still among the 20 best in Sweden

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  • 1500 m freestyle 15.41,14 1977
  • 800 m freestyle 8.17,47 1977
  • 400 m freestyle 3.58,30 1977[3]

Clubs

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In his career he represented more than one club.

References

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  1. ^ "Gary Andersson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Gary Andersson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. ^ 20 Basta Herrar 50m 2016-07-13 (PDF)