James Allan Anderson OBE (born 14 April 1963) is a Scottish former paralympic swimmer who competed in the S2 classification.

He is a six-time Paralympic Games, nine-time World Paraswimming champion.

[1] He was selected again for the 2012 Paralympics in London,[2] finishing fourth in the S2 class final of the 50m backstroke[3][4] and eighth in the S2 100m freestyle.

[5][6] In 2004, Anderson was awarded the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year award and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours.

[7] He was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.