Göran Larsson (24 May 1932 – 27 February 1989) was a

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freestyle swimmer.

Swimming career

Larsson competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay events and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. He won two gold and one silver medals at the 1950 European Championships. He won the 1951 'Open' British ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title and the 1951 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.

References

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