Murray Rose biography

 Murray Rose biography

 Murray Rose, in full Iain Murray Rose, (born January 6, 1939, Birmingham, England—died April 15, 2012, Sydney, Australia), Australian swimmer who gained six Olympic medals and was the primary man to swim the 1,500-metre freestyle in lower than 18 minutes.

At age 17 Rose grew to become the youngest Olympian to win three gold medals throughout one Olympics. At the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia, Rose set an Olympic file within the 400-metre freestyle, gained the 1,500-metre freestyle, and was a member of the world-record-breaking 4 × 200-metre relay group. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he set one other file by turning into the primary man to win a distance freestyle occasion in two consecutive Olympics, capturing the gold medal within the 400-metre freestyle. He additionally gained a silver medal within the 1,500-metre freestyle and was a member of the bronze-medal-winning 4 × 200-metre relay group. Rose possible would have attended the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo however didn't compete within the Australian nationwide trials and subsequently didn't qualify for the Australian group. In the months earlier than the 1964 Olympics, he set world data within the 880-yard and 1,500-metre freestyle occasions.

In 1962 Rose was given a particular trophy by the Amateur Athletic Union and was awarded the Helms Foundation World Trophy for his contribution to sport. He was among the many first swimmers inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in 1965. Rose, a strict vegetarian whose weight loss plan included wheat germ, honey, and seaweed, was nicknamed the “Seaweed Streak.” He was recognized for an revolutionary method that emphasised power within the shoulders and again slightly than within the legs and arms.