Contents

• 1 Life and Career
• 2 Education
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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 compe*ively.

She is an American former compe*ion 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.

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 M*achusetts Women in Athletics Distinguished Service Award in 1999.

See also

• List of Boston College people
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Purdue University people

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Joan Rosazza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.