Egon Roolaid

Egon Roolaid (born Rosenberg, 26 September 1918 – c. 1943) was an Estonian freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, alongside his brother Boris, but failed to reach the final.^[1]

Egon Roolaid

Personal information
Birth name	Egon Rosenberg
Born	26 September 1918 Tallinn, Estonia
Died	1943 Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	100–400 m freestyle
Club	Kalev Tallinn
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m 1:01.1 (1939) 200 m – 2:21.4 (1939) 400 m – 5:06.8 (1938)

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.^[2] Egon was rehabilitated in 1989.^[3]