人々の “健康促進” のために!

人々の “健康促進” のために!
2015年春、沖縄の琉球大学キャンパス内 (産学共同研究棟) に立ち上げた “PAK研究センター” の発足メンバー(左から4人目が、所長の多和田真吉名誉教授)
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2009年8月3日月曜日

Murray Rose: Our OZ "Vegetarian" Hero in Swimming

Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Scotland, but moved to Australia
with his family at an early age after World War II. He took up swimming
as a boy and was an Olympic Games champion at age seventeen.

Rose became an Olympian for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne. He won the 400 meter and 1500 meter freestyle races and was a
member of the winning team in the 4x200 meter 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 study at University of Southern
California (USC). At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Rose again won
an Olympic gold medal. He also won a silver and a bronze bringing his haul
to six medals. Rose continued to compete through his graduation from USC
in 1962. He eventually set fifteen world records. Rose continued to compete
as a masters swimmer.

During his career, he was also known for his strict "Vegetarianism". This
earned him the nickname "The Seaweed Streak". On January 6, 1959, he appeared
as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell The Truth. He is the
patron of the Australian charity 'The Rainbow Club' which teaches disabled
children how to swim. (from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rose)

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