Leif Hjalmar Thottie Ericsson (born 20 September 1955) is a Swedish former
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 200 metre backstroke at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
.
Ericson represented
Upsala S
Upsala may refer to several places:
*Upsala Glacier, a glacier in Argentina
* Upsala, Ontario, a township in Canada
* Upsala, Minnesota, a city in United States
* Upsala (mansion), a historic mansion in Pennsylvania, United States
*Upsala College, ...
in Sweden and
California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club te ...
as college team.
[
]
References
External links
*
1955 births
Living people
Swedish male backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Sweden
Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Uppsala
20th-century Swedish people
Upsala Simsällskap swimmers
California Golden Bears men's swimmers
Swedish expatriate swimmers in the United States
{{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub