Gustav Frölich (swimmer)
Gustav Frölich , also erroneously written Fröhlich , (* 1902 in German Samoa , † April 17, 1968 in Sydney , Australia ) was a German swimmer .
In the 1920s, Frölich swam for SC Hellas Magdeburg , one of the swimming strongholds at the time. On October 2nd, 1921, at the International Swimming Festival in Darmstadt , Frölich set a world record with a time of 1: 14.0 minutes on the 100 meter back course . At the German Championships from 1921 to 1926 he was five times German champion over 100 m back. In addition, he became the first European champion over 100 m back in Budapest in 1926 . The following year he finished third over the same distance.
His trainer at the time was Rudolf Brewitz .
Web links
- Gustav Frölich (swimmer) in the Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon . Retrieved July 26, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review - That was going on in sport ... In: Sport-Bild from October 1, 1996, p. 58.
- ↑ Statistical data on www.sport-komplett.de , last accessed on July 26, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Happy, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | in German Samoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1968 |
| Place of death | Sydney , Australia |