Gustaf Wretman (10 August 1888 – 17 October 1949) was a Swedish backstroke and freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

and the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. Wretman represented

Stockholms KK 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 B ...

and

SK Neptun SK Neptun, ''Simklubben Neptun'', Swedish swim team from Stockholm founded October 12, 1906 by members from Stockholms KK. Home pool is Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm. The club practises swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and masters ...

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* 1888 births 1949 deaths Swedish male backstroke swimmers Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish people Stockholms KK swimmers SK Neptun swimmers {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub