Erik Lester Eriksson (16 November 1942 – 26 October 2021) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won two bronze relay medals at the

1966 European Aquatics Championships The 1966 European Aquatics Championships were held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 1966. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ...

. He competed at the

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and

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

in seven events with the best achievement of fifth-eighth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.

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1942 births 2021 deaths Swimmers from Stockholm Swedish male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming SK Neptun swimmers 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub