Åke Borg
Encyclopedia
Åke Borg was a swimmer
from Sweden
and twin brother of Arne Borg
. He won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
together with his twin brother Arne
, Orvar Trolle
and Georg Werner
.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and twin brother of Arne Borg
Arne Borg
Claes Arne Borg 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...
. He won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
together with his twin brother Arne
Arne Borg
Claes Arne Borg 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...
, Orvar Trolle
Orvar Trolle
Orvar Trolle was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. He won a bronze medal in 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris along with Georg Werner, Åke Borg and Arne Borg. He also swam the 1920 Summer Olympics....
and Georg Werner
Georg Werner
Georg Werner was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.He won a bronze medal in 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris along with Orvar Trolle, Åke Borg and Arne Borg.-External links:*...
.
Clubs
- Stockholms KKStockholms KKStockholms KK is a Swedish swim club from Stockholm founded in 1895. They compete in swimming and water polo. The most famous swimmers of SKK is the twin brothers Arne Borg and Åke Borg. SKK organizes yearly an invitational meet named after Arne Borg, Arne Borgs minne.-Swimmers:*Arne Borg*Åke...