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Also Known As Iain Murray Rose
Born January 6, 1939 • Birmingham • England
Died April 15, 2012 (aged 73) • Sydney • Australia
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Ross, Norman
Norman Ross
American swimmer
Henry Taylor
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Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Vladimir Salnikov
Russian athlete
Helene Madison
American athlete
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Fraser, Dawn
Dawn Fraser
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Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
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Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer
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Shane Gould
Shane Gould
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Boy Charlton
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Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
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Weissmuller, Johnny
Johnny Weissmuller
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Don Schollander
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
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Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
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Janet Evans
Janet Evans
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Hodgson, George
George Hodgson
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John Naber
John Naber
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Hendrika Mastenbroek
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Shirley Babashoff, 1976.
Shirley Babashoff
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