Stockholms KK
Encyclopedia
Stockholms 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.
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....
swim club from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
founded in 1895. They compete in swimming and water polo. The most famous swimmers of SKK is the twin brothers 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...
and Åke Borg
Åke Borg
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.-Clubs:*Stockholms KK...
. SKK organizes yearly an invitational meet named after Arne Borg, Arne Borgs minne.
Swimmers
- Arne BorgArne BorgClaes 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...
- Åke BorgÅke BorgÅke 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.-Clubs:*Stockholms KK...
- Pontus HansonPontus HansonPontus Hanson was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer and water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in 200 m breaststroke, bronze medals at the 1908 and 1920 in men's water polo tournament and a silver medal in men's water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics in...
- Harald JulinHarald JulinHarald Sigfrid Alexander Julin was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in 100 m freestyle, bronze medals at the 1908 and 1920 in men's water polo tournament and a silver medal in men's water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics in...
- Göran LarssonGöran Larsson (swimmer)Göran Larsson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.He was born in Uppsala and died in Haninge.He won a bronze medal in 100 m freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, with the time of 57.5 seconds....
- Carin NilssonCarin NilssonCarin Maria Nilsson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp along with Aina Berg, Emily Machnow and Jane Gylling.-References:*...