Björn Borg (swimmer)

Björn Borg

Personal information
Born	14 November 1919 Örby, Kinna, Sweden
Died	13 April 2009 (aged 89) Zürich, Switzerland
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, backstroke
Club	Norrköpings KK
Medal record Competitor for  Sweden European Championships 1938 London 400 m freestyle 1938 London 1500 m freestyle

Björn Borg (14 November 1919 – 13 April 2009) was a Swedish swimmer. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 200 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke and finished eighth in the relay.^[1][2] He won the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships and was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal the same year.^[3]

In 1959 Borg moved to Switzerland, where he worked as a businessman. He died in Zürich aged 89 and was survived by his son Finn.^[3]

References

1. Björn Borg. sports-reference.com
2. Björn Borg. Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish)
3. Simmaren Björn Borg död. svd.se (Swedish)