Freya Anderson

Freya Ann Alexandra Anderson MBE (born 4 March 2001) is a British swimmer, known primarily for her achievements as a freestyle sprinter, especially as a relay swimmer for Great Britain. Anderson achieved nine relay gold medals at three editions of the European Championships, including 5 golds in a single meet at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, as well as two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. In July 2021, she won gold as part of the British team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, swimming the freestyle anchor leg in the heat.

Freya Anderson
MBE
Personal information
Full nameFreya Anderson
Born (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight12 st 4 lb; 172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBath Performance Centre
CoachDavid McNulty
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships
2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed medley
2023 Fukuoka4×100 m mixed freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2018 Glasgow4×200 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow4×100 m mixed medley
2020 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2020 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2020 Budapest4×100 m medley
2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed freestyle
2020 Budapest4×200 m mixed freestyle
2022 Rome4×100 m freestyle
2022 Rome4×200 m mixed freestyle
2022 Rome200 m freestyle
2022 Rome4×200 m freestyle
2022 Rome4×100 m mixed freestyle
2018 Glasgow4×200 m mixed freestyle
2018 Glasgow4×100 m medley
2020 Budapest200 m freestyle
2022 Rome100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2019 Glasgow100 m freestyle
2019 Glasgow200 m freestyle
2023 Otopeni 200 m freestyle
2023 Otopeni 4x50 m mixed freestyle
2019 Glasgow4x50 m mixed freestyle
2023 Otopeni 4×50 m medley
2023 Otopeni 100 m freestyle
2023 Otopeni 4x50 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
2017 Indianapolis100 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
2016 Hódmezővásárhely100 m freestyle
2018 Helsinki50 m freestyle
2018 Helsinki100 m freestyle
2018 Helsinki4x100 m medley
2016 Hódmezővásárhely4x200 m freestyle
2018 Helsinki4x100 m mixed medley
2016 Hódmezővásárhely4x100 m freestyle
2016 Hódmezővásárhely4x100 m medley
2016 Hódmezővásárhely4x100 m mixed medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham4×100 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×100 m freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×200 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×200 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed medley

Individually, Anderson has won silver and bronze medals in the 2022 European Championships (50m), and is a three time European individual champion in short course (25m), winning both 100 m and 200 m freestyle in 2019 in Glasgow, and the 200 m again in Otopeni in 2023. Anderson also won relay gold in the mixed 4 x 50 m freestyle event, again in 2023.

Anderson is a three-time European Junior and one-time World junior champion individually.

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