Rosa Estiarte

Spanish swimmer

Rosa Estiarte
Personal information
Born	(1959-04-26)April 26, 1959
Died	April 8, 1985(1985-04-08) (aged 25)
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Strokes	Breaststroke

Rosa Estiarte (26 April 1959 – 8 April 1985) was a Spanish breaststroke swimmer. She competed in the 1976 Olympics in the 4x100m medley relay,^[1] where her Spain team finished third in Heat 1.^[2]

Rosa died at the age of 25 on 8 April 1985 when she committed suicide by jumping from the fourth-floor window of her family home.^[3]

Family

Rosa had two brothers - Manuel and Albert - both who have been involved in water polo at the highest level. Manuel is considered to be one of the greatest water polo players of all time^[4] and was Spain's flag-bearer at the 2000 Olympics before teaming up with football manager Pep Guardiola to act as his assistant at both Bayern Munich and Manchester City.^[3] Albert was for many years the medical officer for the Spanish water polo teams at the Summer Olympics, and is director of a leading sports clinic.^[5]

References

^ "Rosa Estiarte". World Aquatics. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "1976 Olympics - 4x100 Medley Relay - Heat 1". World Aquatics. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The tragic and triumphant story of Manel Estiarte, Pep Guardiola's secretive right-hand man - Goal.com". Goal.com. 2016-10-30. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Manuel Estiarte". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Juegos Olímpicos: Estiarte, apellido olímpico - Marca.com". Marca.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-10-25.