Eric Williams (swimmer)

Eric Williams
Personal information
Full name	Eric Williams
National team	Nigeria
Born	27 November 1977 (age 47)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke

Eric Williams (born 27 November 1977) is a Nigerian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.^[1] He represented Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in all three editions of the FINA World Championships since 2003.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics 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.^[2] He blasted a Nigerian record of 1:07.69 to lead the first heat against Zambia's Chisela Kanchela, Kenya's Amar Shah, and Nepal's Alice Shrestha. Williams failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-third overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Williams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)". Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ Whitten, Phillip (14 August 2004). "Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Williams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[2] "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)". Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[3] "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[4] Whitten, Phillip (14 August 2004). "Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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