Rosemary Lassig
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| Full name | Rosemary Lassig | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1941 Bundaberg, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 November 2017 (aged 76) Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rosemary Lassig (10 August 1941 – 1 November 2017), known after marriage as Rosemary Lluka, was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Lassig combined with Dawn Fraser, Jan Andrew and Marilyn Wilson to register a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay five seconds behind the winners, the United States. In her only individual event, the 200-metre breaststroke, she did not advance beyond the preliminary heats.
Lassig, who was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, died in Sydney on 1 November 2017 due to complications caused by Alzheimer's disease.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic legends pay tribute to Bundaberg's finest Rosemary Lassig". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Bundaberg Olympian was a trail blazer". News Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 247. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2017 deaths
- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Australia
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Australian female breaststroke swimmers
- Sportspeople from Bundaberg
- 20th-century Australian sportswomen
- Sportswomen from Queensland