Joan Rosazza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joan Rosazza

American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist

Date of Birth: 19-May-1937

Place of Birth: Torrington, Connecticut, United States

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Joan Rosazza

  • Joan Ann Rosazza (born May 19, 1937) 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.
  • Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Olympics and finished fourth in the final. 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.

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