Egon Roolaid (born ''Rosenberg'', 26 September 1918 – c. 1943) was an Estonian freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m event at the

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, alongside his brother

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, but failed to reach the final. Roolaid took up swimming in 1932, and between 1934 and 1940 won 19 national titles. In 1941 both brothers were sent to Soviet labor camps, where they died in 1942–43. Egon was rehabilitated in 1989.

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1918 births 1943 deaths Swimmers from Tallinn Estonian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Estonia Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People who died in the Gulag Estonian people who died in Soviet detention Soviet rehabilitations {{Estonia-swimming-bio-stub