So, there is a guy swimmer in Tempe, dead from an accidental swimming death. The article calls him an underwater specialist.
I am assuming that's how he died?! I've been telling my friend in FL how dangerous excessive swimming underwater is. His coach has them (masters) doing a whole bunch of it.
I have known 2 people who've died from trying to go too far. One of them was a KID on my team back in the 60's who had a heart attack. And I know a well-known former Akron swim coach who passed out and the guards, who thought he was fooling around, didn't go in to get him right way.
Please, folks, be careful with what you are doing!
It's even sadder than that...Riggs grew up in Colorado swimming I believe at North JeffCo. He and a teammate (David Schmitt) ended up going to Wyoming where they roomed together.
If that name sounds familiar he was the UW team captain that on graduation day last spring was partying and ended up getting killed after breaking into the football stadium and taking a fall:
billingsgazette.com/.../article_e4dfa26c-7a93-11e0-8b6b-001cc4c002e0.html
It's even sadder than that...Riggs grew up in Colorado swimming I believe at North JeffCo. He and a teammate (David Schmitt) ended up going to Wyoming where they roomed together.
If that name sounds familiar he was the UW team captain that on graduation day last spring was partying and ended up getting killed after breaking into the football stadium and taking a fall:
billingsgazette.com/.../article_e4dfa26c-7a93-11e0-8b6b-001cc4c002e0.html
