Eric Nilsson
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Eric Nilsson and Victoria West, winners at the 2012 Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim in Waikiki, Oahu

Eric Nilsson stroking to victory at the 2013 WOWSA World 10-mile Swimming Championships in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. Photo courtesy of Phil White of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association

Eric Nilsson after winning the 2013 WOWSA World 10-mile Swimming Championships in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. Photo courtesy of Phil White of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association
Eric Nilsson is a 33-year-old American pool and open water swimmer from Massachusetts who has participated on various Tiburon Milers relay teams in the Trans Tahoe Relay on Lake Tahoe. He is a former NCAA finalist and record-holder at Northwestern University.
Open Water Swimming Career
He won the 31st Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim on 16 December 2012 and 2010, the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Association World 10-mile Swimming Championships at the Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 7 July 2013, and the 8-mile Boston Light Swim three times (2012, 2013, 2016).
Open Water Swimming Accomplishments
2020:
- Won the Overall Skins Grand Slam at the 2020 Open Water Virtual Grand Slam.
2018:
- Finished 2nd in the 2018 Charles River One Mile Swim in Boston, Massachusetts.
2017:
- Winner of the 2.4 mile Peaks to Portland in 43:19
- Winner of the 10 km Kingdom Swim on Lake Memphremagog in 2:03:34
2016:
- Winner of the Boston Light Swim (USA)
- Winner of the Jim Doty Memorial Mile Swim (USA)
- Winner of the 10 km Kingdom Swim on Lake Memphremagog
2015:
- Winner of the Jim Doty Memorial Mile Swim (USA)
- 13th in the RCP Tiburon Mile (USA)
- 3rd in the World Open Water Swimming Association World 10-mile Swimming Championships at the Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog (USA)
2013:
- Winner of the Boston Light Swim (USA)
- Winner of the World Open Water Swimming Association World 10-mile Swimming Championships at the Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog (USA)
- 18th in the RCP Tiburon Mile (USA)
2012:
- Winner of the 31st Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim (USA) in 1:32:54 at the age of 25
- Winner of the Boston Light Swim (USA)
- 7th in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (USA)
- 17th in the RCP Tiburon Mile (USA)
2011:
- Winner of the 2011 USMS 3-6 Mile National Championship at the NY Aquarium Open Water Swim (USA)
- 12th in the 57th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean 32 km (CAN)
- 12th in the USA Swimming National 10K Championships (USA)
- 5th in the RCP Tiburon Mile (USA)
- 5th in the Swim Miami 10K (USA)
2010:
- Winner of the 29th Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim (USA)
- Winner of the Duke's Ocean Mile Swim (USA)
- 12th in the RCP Tiburon Mile (USA)
- 7th in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (USA)
External links
- History of The Great Race at Kingdom Swim
- Krista Belanger, Eric Nilsson Win 2020 Skins Open Water Virtual Grand Slam
- Eric Nilsson Breaks 1990 Record Of Bob Placak
- Eric Nilsson And Kristine Jones Win 10-Miler
- U.S. Masters Swimming bio
- Swimmers Light Up Boston With 100% Pass Rate
- Eric Nilsson Faces Wind, Whitecaps To Win Boston Light Swim
- Victoria Heads West To Win In Waikiki
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Northwestern University bio
- Eric Nilsson, Kristin Jones Win 10-Mile World Championship
- Rob Madell Proves It Is Never Too Late
- WOWSA Battle: Brian Phillips vs. Eric Nilsson
- Emma Otto-Moudry Can WOW The Crowd
- Pure As White In Lake Memphremagog
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Eric Nilsson, Kristin Jones Win 10-Mile World Championship
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Marathon Swimming
- What Is A Marathon Swim?
- Do Marathon Runs Compare To Marathon Swims?
- Longest Marathon Swims In The World
- What is The Defined Distance Of A Marathon Swim?
- How Many Channel Swimmers Are There In The World?
- A Short List of Marathon Swims
- If You Swim With Ease
- Be A Trooper, A Century Of Open Water Swimming History
- Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Swim, The Double Roughwater
- Double The Distance, Twice As Nice
- Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Celebrating The Memory Of Jim Doty
- Jim Doty Memorial Mile Swim website
- Yakking All Day
- Eva vs Eric: Young vs Older, Male vs Female, Who Wins?
- Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 10
- Great City Splash: Register For Charles River Swim