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Alexander Dale Oen, gold medal swimming favorite, found dead in Arizona
Yahoo Sports ^

Posted on 05/01/2012 9:50:44 AM PDT by nuconvert

Norway's Alexander Dale Oen, the defending world champion in the 100 breaststroke and a top contender for a gold medal at the London Olympics, was found dead in his bathroom late Monday night.

The 26-year-old, who was training with the Norwegian national team in Arizona, died of cardiac arrest. The country's swimming federation said he was found sprawled on the bathtub. Teammates became worried when repeated knocks on the door went unanswered. A team doctor performed CPR before an ambulance arrived, but the young swimmer was never resuscitated and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: alexanderdaleoen; norway; olympics; sports; swimming

1 posted on 05/01/2012 9:50:53 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Prayers up. Bless the family and friends with comfort and healing. :^(


2 posted on 05/01/2012 9:54:51 AM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent * By the way, Ted, voting for Romney is voting stupid.)
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To: nuconvert

26 years heart attack?.........


3 posted on 05/01/2012 9:55:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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To: Red Badger

It’s happened before...congenital defects not previously found. His family must be numb. :-(


4 posted on 05/01/2012 9:57:34 AM PDT by Raebie (WS)
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To: Raebie
"It’s happened before...congenital defects not previously found."

Yep. That's what happened to basketball legend Pete Maravitch.

5 posted on 05/01/2012 10:00:00 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: HangnJudge

another


6 posted on 05/01/2012 10:01:54 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: All

They were training in Flagstaff. I wonder if the extra effort at 7,000 ft altitude had something to do with the death...


7 posted on 05/01/2012 10:11:07 AM PDT by az_gila
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“congenital defects not previously found”

They need to check the rest of the family (especially if there are siblings) for the same malady (which otherwise
can go undiscovered).


8 posted on 05/01/2012 10:16:42 AM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: az_gila
They were training in Flagstaff. I wonder if the extra effort at 7,000 ft altitude had something to do with the death...

That's an interesting question.

Another dynamic: your heart isn't working to pump blood against gravity when you're swimming, and furthermore, osmotic pressure, I would think, must affect the mechanics of blood circulation as well. I wonder if the heart doesn't work as hard in some way? On the other hand, the heart is supporting simultaneous circulation to large muscle groups working against resistance in a way that only happens with things like dancing and gymnastics in terrestrial activities.

I'm a swimming junkie. I highly recommend it as a workout.

9 posted on 05/01/2012 2:07:01 PM PDT by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent * By the way, Ted, voting for Romney is voting stupid.)
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To: nuconvert

Sad. RIP.


10 posted on 05/01/2012 2:44:38 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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