James Anderson

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.

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. 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours. He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.

Personal life Anderson has cerebral palsy. He was born in St Andrews, Fife and resides in Broxburn.

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