Olympic great Murray Rose dies

Masters Swimming NSW

Published: Apr 16, 2012 11:37:29 AM Updated: May 15, 2012 04:20:21 PM

Murray Rose was being hailed as one the greatest swimmers of all time and an Australian Olympic legend following his death on Sunday after a battle with leukaemia.

The four-time Olympic gold medallist died in Sydney on Sunday morning, aged 73, having been ill for several months and his passing was met with by a flood of tributes from the wider Australian sporting community.

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Source: The Age