San Pedro man collapses at Redondo Beach Triathlon, dies at local hospital
"Michael Giardino was finishing the swimming leg of the race near the Redondo Beach pier when he collapsed Sunday. The father of two experienced shortness of breath and was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Redondo Beach Patch website. Cause of death was not immediately known. Giardino was 48."
there have been a number of threads related to this discussion point. 'why does the swim component account for so many triathlon deaths?' physiology-wise, there are things happening in the swim which do not occur in the bike and run. probably does not help that the swim is the initial event too, i.e. if it is your time you might not make it through a 10K run. I think it might be interesting to know the swimming experience of these fatalities, i.e. to gauge how comfortable the participant is in the water.
there have been a number of threads related to this discussion point. 'why does the swim component account for so many triathlon deaths?' physiology-wise, there are things happening in the swim which do not occur in the bike and run. probably does not help that the swim is the initial event too, i.e. if it is your time you might not make it through a 10K run. I think it might be interesting to know the swimming experience of these fatalities, i.e. to gauge how comfortable the participant is in the water.
