2-702-323 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Boy Charlton of Australia, and Arne Borg of Sweden, 1928. Charlton (1907-1975) set five world records, and won three silver and one bronze medal. Borg (1901-1987) broke 32 world records and won five Olympic medals. Borg won gold in the 1500m freestyle at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. Charlton won silver in the same event, and also won silver in the 400m freestyle. From "Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G., Dresden, Germany]