Arne Borg

Arne Borg

Arne Borg (right) and rival Boy Charlton at 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Claes Arne Borg
National team	Sweden
Born	(1901-08-18)18 August 1901 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	7 November 1987(1987-11-07) (aged 86) Vallentuna, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Stockholms KK
show Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1924 Paris 400 m freestyle 1924 Paris 1500 m freestyle 1924 Paris 4×200 m freestyle 1928 Amsterdam 1500 m freestyle 1928 Amsterdam 400 m freestyle European Championships 1926 Budapest 400 m freestyle 1926 Budapest 1500 m freestyle 1926 Budapest 100 m freestyle 1926 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 1927 Bologna 100 m freestyle 1927 Bologna 400 m freestyle 1927 Bologna 1500 m freestyle 1927 Bologna 4×200 m freestyle Water polo European Championships 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[]

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle
• World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

References[]

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