Arne Borg
Arne Borg (right) and rival Boy Charlton at 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameClaes Arne Borg
National teamSweden
Born(1901-08-18)18 August 1901
Stockholm, Sweden
Died7 November 1987(1987-11-07) (aged 86)
Vallentuna, Sweden
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubStockholms KK
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam 400 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1926 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1926 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1926 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1927 Bologna 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1927 Bologna 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1927 Bologna 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1927 Bologna 4×200 m freestyle
Water polo
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1926 Budapest Team

Claes Arne Borg (18 August 1901 – 7 November 1987) was a Swedish swimmer.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

His daughter Inga Borg (1925-2017) was a children's book writer.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arne Borg.
  1. ^ "Arne Borg". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ Arne Borg. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Arne Borg. Swedish Olympic Committee
Records Preceded byGeorge Hodgson Men's 1500 metres freestyleworld record holder (long course) 8 July 1923 – 15 July 1924 Succeeded byBoy Charlton Preceded byBoy Charlton Men's 1500 metres freestyleworld record holder (long course) 18 August 1926 – 10 August 1938 Succeeded byTomikatsu Amano Awards Preceded bySten Pettersson Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medalwith Edvin Wide 1926 Succeeded bySven Salén
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