Arne Borg

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Arne Borg (right) with Boy Charlton in 1928

Claes Arne Borg (born August 18, 1901 in Stockholm , † November 7, 1987 in Vallentuna ) was a Swedish swimmer .

At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam he won the gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle and bronze in the 400 m freestyle. Four years earlier - at the Olympic Games in 1924 - he had won silver on both courses. He also won bronze in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1924 . In his playing days during the twenties, he set 32 world records . In 1926 he was honored with the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal.

In 1966 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame . His twin brother Åke Borg was also a successful swimmer, and his daughter Inga Borg was an author and illustrator of children's books.

literature

  • Arne Borg: How I swam around the earth . Translated from the Swedish by Willy Meisl, Oldenburg: Stalling, 1925

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sara Ullberg / TT: Inga Borg har gått ur tiden. In: Östgöta Correspondents. October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017 (Swedish).
personal data
SURNAME Borg, Arne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borg, Claes Arne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1987
Place of death Vallentuna