  m ▁back stroke ▁events , ▁and ▁two ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Games ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0   m ▁back stroke ▁and ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁fre est yle ▁races . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁set ▁two ▁world ▁records ▁and ▁four ▁European ▁records . ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁London , ▁finishing ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁S 2 ▁class ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 m ▁back stroke ▁and ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁S 2 ▁ 1 0 0 m ▁fre est yle . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁BBC ▁Scotland ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁MB E ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁O BE ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Anderson ▁has ▁c ere br al ▁p als y . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁British ▁W heel ch air ▁Dis co ▁champion . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St ▁Andrew s , ▁F ife ▁and ▁res ides ▁in ▁Bro x burn . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁James ▁Anderson ▁O BE ▁at ▁British ▁Sw imming ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people