Joan Rosazza

Joan Rosazza
Personal information
Full nameJoan Ann Rosazza
National team United States
Born (1937-05-19) May 19, 1937
Torrington, Connecticut
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLafayette Swim Club
College teamPurdue University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle

Life and career

Joan Ann Rosazza was born in May 19, 1937 in Torrington, Connecticut where she was raised and where she was eventually taught to swim competitively.

She is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. She represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay with Sylvia Ruuska, Shelley Mann and Nancy Simons.[1] Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Olympics and finished fourth in the final.

Education

Rosazza graduated from Purdue University in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in education. She later attended Boston College, where she earned a master's degree in psychology and counseling. She then became a teacher for two schools, first at Winchester High School and then at Concord-Carlisle High School

She received the Massachusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award in 1999.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. "Biography Joan Ann ROSAZZA". Olympics.com.


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