Murray Rose




For the New Zealand politician, see Murray Rose (politician).






















































Murray Rose

Murray Rose cropped.jpg
Rose in 2009

Personal information
Full name Iain Murray Rose
National team
 Australia
Born
(1939-01-06)6 January 1939
Birmingham, England
Died 15 April 2012(2012-04-15) (aged 73)
Sydney, New South Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Bondi Swimming Club
College team University of Southern California


Iain Murray Rose, AM (6 January 1939 – 15 April 2012) was an Australian swimmer, actor, sports commentator and marketing executive. He was a six-time Olympic medalist (four gold, one silver, one bronze), and at one time held the world records in the 400-metre, 800-metre, and 1500-metre freestyle (long course). He made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics as a 17-year-old and won three Olympic medals, all gold. Four years later, as a 21-year-old, he won three Olympic medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) at the 1960 Summer Olympics.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


    • 1.1 Early life


    • 1.2 Career


    • 1.3 Work in film and television


    • 1.4 Charity


    • 1.5 Honours


    • 1.6 Books


    • 1.7 Personal life


    • 1.8 Death




  • 2 Filmography


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Biography



Early life


Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Birmingham, England to parents Eileen and Ian Rose.[1][2] As World War II broke out, his family moved to Australia in 1940 when he was a baby. He started swimming as a boy and attended Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. He swam regularly at Redleaf Pool, an enclosed saltwater swimming pool in the suburb of Double Bay. In 2012, the pool was renamed Murray Rose Pool in his honour.



Career


At the age of 17, Rose participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He won the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle races and was a member of the winning team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. Winning three gold medals in his home country immediately made him a national hero. He was the youngest Olympian to be awarded three gold medals in one Olympic Games. Afterwards, Rose moved to the United States to accept an athletic scholarship at the University of Southern California where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Communications.


He continued competing while at USC, and graduated in 1962. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Rose again won an Olympic gold medal in the 400m freestyle, as well as a silver in the 1500m freestyle and a bronze in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay, bringing his haul to six Olympic medals. In addition to his Olympic medals, he won four gold medals at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. He eventually set 15 world records, including the world record in the 800-metre freestyle in 1962, which was not broken until Semyon Belits-Geiman set a new record in 1966.[3][4][5] Rose continued to compete as a masters swimmer. During the 1960s, he also pursued an acting career, starring in two Hollywood films and making guest appearances on television shows.


In addition, Rose worked as an Australian sports commentator for the Nine Network, plus each of the major US networks, participating in seven consecutive Olympic Games.


From 1988 to 1994, Rose was Vice-President of California Sports Marketing specialising in marketing, sponsorships and promotions for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and special events at the Great Western Forum.


He returned to Sydney with his family in 1994 and worked as a Senior Account Director for Sports Marketing and Management – the official marketing agent for the Australian Olympic Committee, the Australian Commonwealth Games Association and a range of other leading Australian sports organisations.




Murray Rose being interviewed by a Seven News journalist during a live cross of the evening news bulletin to Circular Quay in Sydney prior to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


An avenue at the Sydney Olympic complex was named for him in 2000. He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.


In 2010, Rose led a team on a pilgrimage for Military History Tours to Gallipoli and a 4.5 km swim from Europe to Asia across the Dardanelles.


In 2012, Redleaf Pool in Double Bay, Sydney, was officially renamed Murray Rose Pool in his honour.



Work in film and television


In 1958 he appeared on You Bet Your Life where he was baffled by the world geography questions.[6] On 6 January 1959, Rose appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell the Truth.


He made his acting debut in the 1962 Australian live drama My Three Angels.


Later he starred in the 1964 surf movie Ride the Wild Surf and in Ice Station Zebra in 1968. He also made periodic appearances in television and film including guest spots on Dr Kildare, You Bet Your Life,[7]The Patty Duke Show, Dream Rider, Time Capsule 1932 and Time Capsule 1938.



Charity


Rose held a number of cause-related Board positions including the Mary MacKillop Foundation and Patron of Rainbow Club Australia, a non-profit charity providing children with special needs the opportunity to explore their abilities through sporting and recreational activities. In 2012, Rainbow Club Australia renamed their annual event, The Murray Rose's Malabar Magic Ocean Swim. The MRMM offers a two swim program of 1 km and 2.4 km



Honours


He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2000, for services to swimming.[8] In 2000, he also received the Australian Sports Medal.[9]


In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal.[10]



Books


Murray Rose's father, Ian F Rose, published Faith, Love, and Seaweed about his son's childhood and diet.[11]
In 2013, Murray Rose's memoir Life is Worth Swimming was posthumously published. Written before his leukaemia diagnosis, Life is Worth Swimming reflects on Rose's life and experiences as an Olympic swimmer.



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Personal life


Murray Rose married ballerina Jodi Wintz on 20 October 1988. Their son Trevor was born in 1990. He was previously married to Bobbie Whitby and he adopted her daughter, Somerset.


Rose was a strict vegetarian in his swimming days – this earned him the nickname "The Seaweed Streak" – but he later added meat to his diet.[12][13][14]



Death


Rose died of leukaemia on 15 April 2012 at the age of 73 in Sydney, New South Wales.[15]



Filmography

































Year
 Title
 Role
 Notes
1964 Ride the Wild Surf Swag
1968 Ice Station Zebra Lt. George Mills
1993 Dreamrider Father OGorman
2003 Swimming Upstream Reporter #3


See also



  • List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

  • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

  • World record progression 400 metres freestyle

  • World record progression 800 metres freestyle

  • World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

  • World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay



References





  1. ^ "Murray Rose". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2015-01-18.


  2. ^ Rose, Ian F (1969). Faith, Love, and Seaweed. New York, Award Books; London, Tandem Books. p. 20. LCCN 63-12015.


  3. ^ "Rose's Swim Record Falls to Russian". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1966. Retrieved 2 August 2011.


  4. ^ "Aussie Bests Swim Mark". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2 August 2011.


  5. ^ "Burton Sets 2 World Marks". The Telegraph-Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2011.


  6. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvM_sHBXYcY


  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvM_sHBXYcY&index=62&list=PLHaioNpr_GDbvsTj_taM-jO6C1658N1PC


  8. ^ It's an Honour: AM


  9. ^ It's an Honour: ASM


  10. ^ It's an Honour: Centenary Medal


  11. ^ Rose, Ian F (1969). Faith, Love, and Seaweed. New York, Award Books; London, Tandem Books. LCCN 63-12015.


  12. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, November 8, 1987


  13. ^ Interview on You Bet Your Life


  14. ^ "Olympic vegetarians: the elite athletes who shun meat", The Guardian, 30 July 2012


  15. ^ "Passages: Australian Gold Medalist Murray Rose, 73". Swimming World Magazine. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.




















Records
Preceded by

Ford Konno
John Konrads
Men's 400 m freestyle
world record holder (long course)
27 Oct 1956 – 15 Jan 1958
17 Aug 1962 – 31 July 1964
 Succeeded by

John Konrads
Don Schollander
Preceded by

George Breen
Roy Saari
Men's 1500 m freestyle
world record holder (long course)
30 Oct 1956 – 5 Dec 1956
2 Aug 1964 – 2 Sep 1964
 Succeeded by

George Breen
Roy Saari
Preceded by

John Konrads
Men's 800 m freestyle
world record holder (long course)
26 Aug 1962 – 3 Aug 1966
 Succeeded by

Semyon Belits-Geiman













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