Eric Williams (born 27 November 1977) is a Nigerian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He represented Nigeria at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, and in all three editions of the FINA World Championships since 2003. At the

in Athens, Williams competed only in the men's 100 m breastroke, qualifying under a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:09.60. He blasted a Nigerian record of 1:07.69 to lead the first heat against Zambia's Chisela Kanchela, Kenya's

Amar Shah Amar Shah (born 12 October 1985) is a Kenyan former swimmer who specialized in breaststroke, but also competed in the freestyle relays. He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a two-time swimmer at the Commonwealth Games (2006, and 2010). Shah ...

, and Nepal's

Alice Shrestha Alice Shrestha ( ne, एलिश श्रेष्ठ) is a Nepalese swimmer, who specialised in breaststroke events. Shrestha qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place ...

. Williams failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-third overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.

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1977 births Living people Nigerian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Nigeria Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Male breaststroke swimmers 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-swimming-bio-stub