from the PacMasters Update Email
Ross Shoemaker, RIP
1942-2007
Ross Shoemaker died suddenly at the Senior Games following one of his swims. Ross had collapsed on the deck, and was not able to be revived. It is a terrible loss - Ross was a longtime member of the San Mateo Marlins, a warm and supportive man, and a devoted swimmer with an encouraging word for everyone.
Ross coached at Chabot Junior College for many years. Services are pending.
I don't think I need to point out the frequncy with which these unfortunate events have been occuring recently. Should active swimmers be getting stress echos or something as they get older? Are simple BP and lipid screens simply not enough?
I have heard of this happening nearly every year since I started competing regularly with USMS. In 2004, a gentleman died in the warmdown pool after an 800 free at SCM Zones at Wheaton College. David Gregg of Virginia Masters died a couple months later after a race.
It is a sad situation. It sounds like these guys all loved swimming, so I say what a hell of a way to go. Just think of how swimming probably prolongued their lives, even though we believe they were cut short before their time.
May their memory live on :applaud:
I have heard of this happening nearly every year since I started competing regularly with USMS. In 2004, a gentleman died in the warmdown pool after an 800 free at SCM Zones at Wheaton College. David Gregg of Virginia Masters died a couple months later after a race.
It is a sad situation. It sounds like these guys all loved swimming, so I say what a hell of a way to go. Just think of how swimming probably prolongued their lives, even though we believe they were cut short before their time.
May their memory live on :applaud:
