Erik Andersson (swimmer, born 1984)
Swedish swimmer (b. 1984)
Erik Tony Emanuel Andersson (born 10 September 1984) is a butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden currently representing Linköpings ASS.
Andersson was born in Trollhättan and started his career in Trollhättans SS, but moved to Linköping and Linköpings ASS to study at the Linköping University. Andersson participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens finishing 32nd on the 100 m butterfly. He also has bronze medal on 4x50 m freestyle relay from the European SC Championships 2004 in Vienna together with David Nordenlilja, Marcus Piehl, and Petter Stymne.
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