Wivan Pettersson

Wivan Pettersson
Personal information
Born 24 January 1904
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died 7 November 1976 (aged 72)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, breaststroke
Club Eskilstuna SS

Wivan Pettersson (24 January 1904 – 7 November 1976) was a Swedish swimmer. 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.[1] In 1925 she set two Swedish records in the 200 m breaststroke.[2]

References

  1. Wivan Pettersson. sports-reference.com
  2. Wivan Pettersson. Swedish Olympic Committee


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