Wivan Pettersson

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Wivan Pettersson (24 January 1904 – 7 November 1976) was a Swedish swimmer from Eskilstuna. She swam for Eskilstuna SS and competed in freestyle and breaststroke.

She won a bronze medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics as part of Sweden's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, alongside Aina Berg, Gurli Ewerlund and Hjördis Töpel. In the same games, she finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke and did not reach the final in the 100 m freestyle.

In 1925 she set two Swedish records in the 200 m breaststroke. She was born and died in Eskilstuna, Sweden.