Åke Julin Explained

Full Name:Åke Leif Julin
Birth Date:13 October 1919
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:25 September 2008 (aged 88)
Death Place:Enebyberg, Sweden
Sport:Water polo
Club:Stockholms KK
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Åke Leif Julin (13 October 1919 – 25 September 2008) was a Swedish water polo player and swimmer.[1] He was part of Swedish teams that finished fifth and ninth at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively.

At club level, Julin represented Stockholms KK.[1] As a swimmer, he won the Swedish championship titles on 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle at the 1939 Swedish Swimming Championships, representing Stockholms KK.[2] [3]

His father Harald and elder brother Rolf were also Olympic water polo players.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Åke Julin . Olympedia.
  2. Web site: Swedish Medalists: 200 Frisim Herrar . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204013656/http://scmsom.se/medalists/sm/200%20Frisim%20H%20LB.htm . 4 December 2021 . scmsom.se.
  3. Web site: Swedish Medalists: 400 Frisim Herrar . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204015720/http://scmsom.se/medalists/sm/400%20Frisim%20H%20LB.htm . 4 December 2021 . scmsom.se.