Heidi Andreasen

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Heidi Andreasen (born 18 December 1985)[1] is a Faroese swimmer.

She represented the Faroe Islands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, winning three silver medals, in the S8 50m freestyle, the S8 100m freestyle, and the S8 400m freestyle, and a bronze in the S8 100m backstroke.[2]

She was the Faroe Islands' sole representative at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where she won the Islands' only medal: a bronze in the S8 400m freestyle, with a time of 5:26,29.[2][3][4]

Andreasen competed again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and was the Faroe Islands' flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[5] She did not win a medal.[6] It was her last participation in the Paralympic Games.[7]

There were no Olympic-sized pools in the Faroe Islands, where Andreasen trained in a 25-metre pool.[2]

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  2. a b c "Paralympic diary: Day eight", BBC, September 25, 2004
  3. "Final medal standings at Athens Paralympics", People's Daily, September 29, 2004
  4. Swimming results, Radio Canada
  5. Official list of flagbearers Template:Webarchive on the website of the International Paralympic Committee
  6. "Overall medal tally" Template:Webarchive, official website of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  7. "Faroe Islands: all athletes" Template:Webarchive, London 2012

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