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?
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The lady (maria lenk) was surrounded by physicians. She had all the money and opportunity to be examined. She lived in New Mexico with her american husband and came down here to swim and visit. No way to predict an aortic or other aneurysm. The thing would have blown up with her swimming or not. That is my point. I am not saying for people to perform hara kiri by swimming. I am just saying that within certain limits, it is not the swimming that will kill you. It is underlying diseases that will kill you whatever you do.
The lady (maria lenk) was surrounded by physicians. She had all the money and opportunity to be examined. She lived in New Mexico with her american husband and came down here to swim and visit. No way to predict an aortic or other aneurysm. The thing would have blown up with her swimming or not. That is my point. I am not saying for people to perform hara kiri by swimming. I am just saying that within certain limits, it is not the swimming that will kill you. It is underlying diseases that will kill you whatever you do.
