Heidi Andreasen (born 18 December 1985) 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."Paralympic diary: Day eight", BBC, September 25, 2004
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."Final medal standings at Athens Paralympics", People's Daily, September 29, 2004Swimming results, Radio Canada
Andreasen was again her nation's only competitor at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and the Faroe Islands' flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.Official list of flagbearers on the website of the International Paralympic Committee She did not win a medal."Overall medal tally" , official website of the 2008 Summer Paralympics It was her last participation in the Paralympic Games."Faroe Islands: all athletes" , London 2012
There were no Olympic-sized pools in the Faroe Islands, where Andreasen trained in a 25-metre pool.
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