Murray Rose – Swimmer Down Under
Australian swimmer Murray Rose has four Olympic gold medals under his belt. His nickname was “The Seaweed Streak” As at the time of his career the 1940s 50s and 60s being a vegan athlete was very controversial, to say the least, as he was breaking all the boundaries of a healthy vegan diet.
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His diet included “sunflower seeds, sesame, unpolished rice, dates, cashew nuts, carrot juice,” and nothing more! To me, this sounds less like a vegan diet more like an eating disorder, but you decide. In 2012 he would pass away leaving people wondering if the diet had anything to do with his death. The next star you for sure know! But let’s see if you had the hunch she’s vegan.