Jim Anderson Date Of Birth: 14 April 1963 Discipline: Swimming (freestyle & backstroke) Inducted to Hall of Fame: 2014 JIM ANDERSON has had a remarkable career in Paralympic Swimming, and one which it is hard to imagine could ever be equalled. Anderson has cerebral palsy and qualified in the S2 category of para swimming. He made his first international appearance at the Barcelona Paralympic Games in 1992, retiring after the London Olympics 20 years later. His career encompassed six Paralympic Games, five IPC World Championships and six IPC European Championships. Jim’s specialist events were Freestyle and Backstroke. At the Paralympics he achieved six Gold medals, nine Silver Medals and two Bronze medals. The highlight was undoubtedly Athens 2004, with four Golds from four events – 50m, 100m and 200m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke. In consequence, he was awarded the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award that year. In the IPC World Championships he was similarly successful with nine Gold, five Silver and four Bronze medals. Achievements Paralympics, Beijing 200850m Freestyle (S2)Bronze2008100m Freestyle (S2)Bronze2008200m Freestyle (S2)Silver200850m Backstroke (S2)Silver Paralympics, Athens 200450m Freestyle (S2)Gold2004100m Freestyle (S2)Gold2004200m Freestyle (S2)Gold200450m Backstroke (S2)Gold Paralympics, Sydney 200050m Freestyle (S2)Silver2000100m Freestyle (S2)Silver2000 50m Backstroke (S2)Silver Paralympics, Atlanta 199650m Freestyle (S2)Silver1996100m Freestyle (S2)Gold199650m Backstroke (S2)Gold Paralympics, Barcelona 199250m Freestyle (S2)Silver1992100m Freestyle (S2)Silver199250m Backstroke (S2)Silver IPC World Championships, Eindhoven 201050m Freestyle (S2)Bronze201050m Backstroke (S2)Bronze IPC World Championships, Durban 200650m Freestyle (S2)Gold2006100m Freestyle (S2)Silver2006200m Freestyle (S2)Silver200650m Backstroke (S2)Silver IPC World Championships, Mara Del Plata 2002100m Freestyle (S2)Gold2002200m Freestyle (S2)Gold200250m Freestyle (S2)Silver200250m Backstroke (S2)Gold IPC World Championships, Christchruch 1998100m Freestyle (S2)Gold1998200m Freestyle (S2)Gold199850m Freestyle (S2)Silver199850m Backstroke (S2)Gold IPC World Championships, Valletta 199450m Freestyle (S2)Gold1994100m Freestyle (S2)Gold199450m Backstroke (S2)Bronze IPC European Championships, Berlin 201150m Freestyle (S2)Bronze2011100m Freestyle (S2)Bronze201150m Backstroke (S2)Bronze IPC European Championships, Reykjavik 200950m Freestyle (S2)Gold200950m Backstroke (S2)Silver20094x50m Medley Relay (20pts)Silver2009200m Freestyle (S2)Bronze IPC European Championships, Stockholm 2001Swimming3 Gold, 1 Silver IPC European Championships, Braunchweig 1999Swimming4 Gold IPC European Championships, Badajoz 1997Swimming2 Gold, 1 Silver IPC European Championships, Perpignan 1995Swimming2 Gold, 1 Silver