Gunnar Larsson

Gunnar Larsson (born 1951) is a former Swedish swimmer best remembered for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won both individual medley titles. His victory in the 400 metre individual medley came by two thousandths of a second over the American Tim McKee, a margin that led swimming to adopt timing in hundredths of a second. He also won the 200 metre individual medley and set a world record there, and he took the first world title in that event at the 1973 World Championships in Belgrade. Over his career he set three world and eight European records, and he is often ranked with Arne Borg as Sweden greatest swimmer. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.