Joan Rosazza

Joan Ann Rosazza (born May 19, 1937) is a former competitive swimmer and American record holder, who represented the United States at the 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

1956 Olympics At the 1956 Olympic trials, Rosazza finished second in the 100 freestyle, and was selected to compete for the U.S. Women's Olympic team. Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Olympics and finished fourth in the final with a time of 1:05.2.

Swimming with the Lafayette Club in early December, 1955, Joan was part of four new American records, beginning with her individual 50-yard butterfly time of :21.1. In 3 relay events, she also helped set new American records for the 250-yard freestyle relay with a 2:17.9, the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:03.1, and the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 9:07.5. Recognized nationally for his work with women's swim teams, Papenguth served as the U.S. Women's Olympic Head Coach at the 1952 Olympics. The Lafayette Women's Club set world records and won national championships. As a pioneer in the training of competitive women swimmers, Papenguth believed in assigning demanding sets and long practices to his women's teams. He also coached the highly accomplished men's team at Purdue.

After graduating Purdue, Rosazza later attended Boston College, where she earned a master's degree in psychology and counseling. She served as a teacher for two schools, first at Winchester High School and then at Concord-Carlisle High School.