Åke Herman Gottfrid Bergman (26 May 1896 – 27 February 1941) was a Swedish swimmer. He competed at the

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in the 100 m backstroke event, but failed to reach the final. Bergman lived with his parents Anders and Berta near a public bath, where he started training in swimming. He later also played

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but lost vision in one eye after an injury during a competition. He was a

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by profession, as his father owned a hat factory and had a daughter, Karin.

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* 1896 births 1941 deaths Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swedish male backstroke swimmers Swimmers from Malmö 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Malmö SS swimmers {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub