Arne Borg
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Arne Borg (right) and rival Boy Charlton at 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claes Arne Borg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
18 August 1901 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 November 1987 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms KK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Claes Arne Borg (18 August 1901 – 7 November 1987) was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records and winning five Olympic medals in the 1920s. In 1926 Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with Edvin Wide. Next year, at the 1927 European Championships, he set a new world record in the 1500 m at 19:07.2 which stood for nearly 11 years. Besides swimming, Borg also won a European silver medal in water polo in 1926. His twin brother Åke was also an Olympic medalist in swimming.[1]
At the end of his swimming career Borg turned professional and toured with aquatic shows. After that he worked as a swimming coach and ran his tobacco shop in Stockholm.[2]
See also
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
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| Records | ||
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| Preceded by George Hodgson |
Men's 1500 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 8 July 1923 – 15 July 1924 |
Succeeded by Boy Charlton |
| Preceded by Boy Charlton |
Men's 1500 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 18 August 1926 – 10 August 1938 |
Succeeded by Tomikatsu Amano |
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| Preceded by Sten Pettersson |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Edvin Wide 1926 |
Succeeded by Sven Salén |
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| 1500 metres |
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