Iain Murray Rose

Swimmer

Birthday January 6, 1939

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Apr 15, 2012 (73)

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About

Six-time Australian Olympic medalist in swimming who died of leukemia. He won four gold medals in freestyle events.

Before Fame

He attended Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill, Sydney.

Trivia

He received the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and received the Centenary Medal in 2001.

Family Life

He married first wife Bobbie Whitby and adopted her daughter, Somerset. He married his second wife, ballerina Jodi Wintz, on October 20, 1988, and welcomed a son, Trevor, in 1990.

Associated With

He was a legendary Olympic swimmer, much like Michael Phelps.