Wivan Pettersson Explained

Strokes:Freestyle, breaststroke
Club:Eskilstuna SS
Birth Date:24 January 1904
Birth Place:Eskilstuna, Sweden
Death Date:7 November 1976 (aged 72)
Death Place:Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Wivan Pettersson (24 January 1904 – 7 November 1976) was a Swedish swimmer.[1] She won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with Aina Berg, Gurli Ewerlund and Hjördis Töpel. Individually she finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke and failed to reach the 100 m freestyle final. In 1925 she set two Swedish records in the 200 m breaststroke.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wivan Pettersson . Olympedia . 16 November 2021.