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John Konrads was born on 21 May, 1942 in Riga, Ostland (present day Latvia), is an Australian swimmer (1942–2021). Discover John Konrads's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Occupation miscellaneous
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 21 May 1942
Birthday 21 May
Birthplace Riga, Ostland (present day Latvia)
Date of death 25 April, 2021
Died Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Latvia

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John Konrads Height, Weight & Measurements

At 79 years old, John Konrads height is 1.79 m and Weight 84 kg.

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Weight 84 kg
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John Konrads Net Worth

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1650

One year later, he broke six world records in the same six events as he did in January the previous year, and was the first person to sweep the freestyle events from 110 yd to 1650 yd at the Australian Championships, winning the Helms Award.

He decided in conjunction with Talbot to concentrate on the 400 m and 1500 m events for the Olympics, and in 1960, at the Australian championships, set world records in the 400 m, 440 yd, 1500 m and 1650 yd events.

He also won the 220 yd event in world record time, but it was not an Olympic event at the time.

At the Olympics in Rome, fellow Australian and defending 400 m and 1500 m champion Murray Rose had returned from the United States to compete, and qualified fastest for the 400 m final, although well outside Konrads' mark.

Konrads held the lead in the final until the halfway mark, when Rose attacked and Konrads deviated from his raceplan.

Rose went on to win in 4 m 18.3 s while Konrads was third in 4 m 21.8 s, well outside his world record of 4 m 15.9 s. In the 1500 m final, Konrads qualified second as Rose set an Olympic record in the final.

Although George Breen of the United States had attacked early, Konrads stuck to his raceplan and overhauled him to win in an Olympic record time of 17 m 19.6 s, with Rose second.

In the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, Konrads combined with Devitt, Rose and David Dickson to claim a bronze medal behind the United States and Japan.

In Olympic training at the Tobruk Pool, Townsville, Queensland, the Australians had broken the world record for this event, but without teammate Jon Henricks, who withdrew due to illness, they were not able to keep pace with the Americans who claimed both the gold and the world record.

After the games, Konrads accepted a swimming scholarship at the University of Southern California, where his performances decreased over time.

1942

John Konrads (Jānis Konrads; 21 May 1942 – 25 April 2021) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

In his career, he set 26 individual world records, and after his swimming career ended, was the Australasian director of L'Oréal, as well as campaigning for the Sydney Olympics bid.

Along with his sister Ilsa, who also set multiple world records, they were known as the Konrads Kids.

Konrads was born Jānis Konrads in Riga, Latvia, on 21 May 1942.

1944

He emigrated with his parents Jānis and Elza, grandmother, elder sister Eve and younger sister Ilsa in August 1944, initially staying in Germany.

This came after occupation of Latvia by German troops during the Second World War and then reoccupation by Soviet troops.

1949

Living in Germany until 1949, their application to immigrate to the United States was refused on account of the large size of the family.

Instead, Australia accepted them.

They were first located at Greta migrants' camp near Maitland, New South Wales, and then they were relocated to a camp at Uranquinty, in mid-western New South Wales, at what had been a base for the Royal Australian Air Force.

There his father Jānis taught the children to swim, fearing that they could drown in the many watering holes and dams in the camp.

After spending four weeks in hospital due to a case of polio, Konrads swam therapeutically to rebuild strength.

His father Jānis secured a job in Sydney as a dentist, and the family settled first in Pennant Hills and then Bankstown.

Elza enrolled in the University of Sydney's dentistry program, as her qualification from the University of Riga was not recognised, but withdrew due to the demands of raising three children.

Konrads and his siblings attended Revesby Primary School, where one of the schoolteachers was Don Talbot.

Talbot was an assistant to Frank Guthrie as the Bankstown Swimming Pool coach.

1953

Konrads joined the club in the 1953–1954 season, winning the junior 880 yd freestyle.

1956

His first national title came in 1956, winning the junior 440 yd freestyle.

This led to Konrads being selected for the team to attend the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, although as a reserve he did not compete in any form.

Every day, John and his younger sister Ilsa cycled to the Bankstown pool before sunrise, for a two-hour training session, before returning home for breakfast and then attending school.

After school, they would cycle back to the pool and repeat the training regimen.

1958

The results of his training began to materialise in 1958, when he started to win his first national titles and break his first world records.

In Sydney in January, in the space of eight days, he broke six world records: 200 m, 220 yd, 400 m, 440 yd, 800 m and 800 yd.

He set another eight in February and March, including a 1500 m and 1650 yd world record, and proceeded to win the 220 yd, 440 yd and 1650 yd freestyle at the Australian Championships.

At the 1958 Empire Games in Cardiff, he won the 440 yd and 1650 yd and then combined with John Devitt, Gary Chapman and Brian Wilkinson to claim the 4 × 220 yd freestyle.

1964

Upon returning to Australia to qualify for the 1964 Summer Olympics, he managed only qualification for the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team.

He only swam in the heats, and watched from the stands as another Australian, Bob Windle, claimed his 1500 m title.

After retirement, Konrads became a swimming coach, and with his marketing degree from USC, he eventually rose to the Australasian directorship of L'Oréal.

He later established a consultancy and advertising firm.

Konrads publicly revealed his struggles with bipolar disorder, and sought to raise public awareness with features on Australian television.

1984

In 1984, Konrads had one of his gold medals (1500-metre freestyle – 1960 Rome Olympics) stolen from his Melbourne home.