University of Arizona Swimmer Ty Wells Dies At 23 (UPDATED)
Wells, a 5th-year swimmer on the Arizona swim team, died on Friday.
17-Time ACC Title-Winning NC State Coach Don Easterling Dies, 90
Don Easterling led the NC State Wolfpack to 17 ACC team championships, including 12 straight for the men from 1971 through 1982.
Gyorgy Tumpek, the First-Ever European Champion in the 200 Fly, Dies at 92.
Gyorgy Tumpek was left off the 1952 Olympic Team because of “his big mouth,” but two years later won the first-ever European Championship in the 200 fly.
Former Cincinnati Swimmer John Miller Dies After Being Hit By a Car
26-year old John Miller, a former swimmer at the University of Cincinnati, was killed two weeks ago in a hit-and-run collision.
Northern Iowa Swimmer Lily Ernst Dies “Suddenly” at Age 20
Lily Ernst was a Missouri Valey Conference All-Scholar Team member as a sophomore in 2022, and twice placed in the top 3 of the 200 fly at her conference championships.
Olympic Gold Medalist Bill Woolsey, Indiana’s First NCAA Swimming Champion, Dies
Hawaiian Bill Woolsey was an NCAA and Olympic champion who after retirement founded a learn-to-swim methodology taught throughout Hawaii and California.
Man Dies Shortly After Completing 23 km Swim Across Cook Strait
Nick Hobson, 41, died shortly after completing the 23 km Cook Strait swim in New Zealand.
Saint Louis University Swimmer Sean North Dies at 20 Years Old
Saint Louis University swimmer Sean North died earlier this month. The sophomore was a member of the A-10 Honor Roll as a freshman.
Security Guard Found Dead Overnight in South Africa Champs Pool
A security guard was found dead overnight floating in the pool that is currently hosting the South African National Swimming Championships.
Hall of Fame Coach Bill Spahn Dies After Becoming Unresponsive at Masters Meet
Bill Spahn suffered a heart attack while swimming a 1650 free at a Masters meet on Friday. He died early Saturday morning.
1980 Olympic Gold Medalist Oleksandr Sydorenko Dies from COVID-19
Ukraine-born Alexander Sidorenko won the 1980 Olympic gold medal in the 400 IM. He died in February at 61 years old due to COVID-19.
Pakistani World Championships Swimmer Killed by Gunfire
Muhammad Mustafa, who represented Pakistan at December’s World Short Course Championships, was murdered on Tuesday near his home.
Chicago Swimming Icon George Wendt Dies During Big Shoulders Race
George Wendt was a legend in the Chicago swimming scene. He died after suffering a heart attack during the Big Shoulders Swim in Lake Michigan on Saturday.
Tim Welsh, Head Swim Coach at Notre Dame for 30 Years, Dies at 76
Tim Welsh, who led Notre Dame to 6 Big East titles in his coaching career, died on Wednesday at his home in South Bend. He was 76 years old.
Clara LaMore Walker, Olympian who Set More Than 180 World Records, Has Died
Clara LaMore Walker retired from swimming after the 1948 Olympic Games, but returned to the pool in her 50s and rewrote the record books for Masters Swimming.
