Arne Borg
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Arne Borg
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| Full name | Claes Arne Borg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1901 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Died | 7 November 1987 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Claes Arne Borg (18 August 1901 in Stockholm–7 November 1987) was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records during the 1920s.
He won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1926 (shared with Edwin Wide). Borg also won a silver medal in water polo at the European Championships.
He was the twin brother of Åke Borg and the father of Inga Borg.
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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 Edwin Wide 1926 |
Succeeded by Sven Salén |
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