Rosemary Lassig (10 August 1941 – 1 November 2017), known after marriage as Rosemary Lluka, was an Australian

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of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the

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in Rome. Lassig combined with

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, Jan Andrew and

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to register a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay five seconds behind the winners, the

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. In her only individual event, the 200-metre breaststroke, she did not advance beyond the preliminary heats. Lassig, who was born in

Bundaberg, Queensland Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the List of places in Queensland by population, tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's Bundaberg Regional Council, regional area has a population of 70,921, and is ...

, died in

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on 1 November 2017 due to complications caused by Alzheimer's disease.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lassig, Rosemary 1941 births 2017 deaths Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Australia Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists in swimming Australian female breaststroke swimmers Sportspeople from Bundaberg 20th-century Australian women Sportswomen from Queensland

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