Erik Persson (born 12 January 1994) is a Swedish

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. He qualified to represent Sweden at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event.

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* 1994 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Swedish male breaststroke swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub