Wivan Pettersson (24 January 1904 – 7 November 1976) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

swimmer. She won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

, along with

Aina Berg Aina Berg (7 January 1902 – 7 October 1992) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), off ...

Gurli Ewerlund Gurli Ewerlund (13 October 1902 – 10 June 1985) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with Aina Berg, Wivan Pettersson and Hjördis Töpel Hjördis Viktoria T ...

and Hjördis Töpel. Individually she finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke and failed to reach the 100 m freestyle final. In 1925 she set two Swedish records in the 200 m breaststroke.

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1904 births 1976 deaths Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swedish female freestyle swimmers Swedish female breaststroke swimmers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Eskilstuna 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub