Murray Rose
Iain Murray Rose
(born:
January 6
,
1939
) in
Nairn
but he moved to
Australia
with his family as a toddler. He took up
swimming
as a boy and was an
Olympic Games
champion at age 17. Rose became an Olympian for the first time at the
1956 Summer Olympics
. He won the 800 meters and 1500 meters
freestyle
race and a gold medal in the
relay
. In addition to the three gold medals, he won them in his home country immediately becoming a national hero. After
Melbourne
, Rose moved to the
United States
to study at the
University of Southern California
. At the
1960 Summer Olympics
in
Rome
, Rose again won an Olympic gold medal. He also won a silver and a bronze bringing his haul to six medals. Rose continued to compete through his
graduation
from USC in
1962
. During his career he was also known for his strict
vegetarianism
. This earned him the nickname "The Seaweed Streak." Rose has since competed as a masters swimmer. An avenue at the
Sydney Olympic
complex was named for him in
2000
. Rose, Murray Rose, Murray
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