Ross Woods Anderson (born 24 October 1968)[1] is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer for New Zealand.

[4] Anderson was back in the pool weeks later at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships held in Madrid, Spain.

[6] Anderson was also part of the 4x100 metre medley relay that finished 11th alongside Mosse, Anthony Beks and Paul Kingsman.

Anderson and Mosse were joined by John Steel and Richard Tapper as they finished behind the Australians and Canadians.

Anderson's last major international meet for New Zealand was the 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships held in Edmonton, Canada.