The 26 year old, who was the defending world champion in the 100 breaststroke, was found dead in his bathroom last night Monday April 30th. The country's swimming federation said he was found sprawled on the bathtub. Teammates became worried when repeated knocks on the door went unanswered. A team doctor performed CPR before an ambulance arrived, but the young swimmer was never resuscitated and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
At 26, Dale Oen was already the greatest swimmer in Norwegian history. He won the nation's first swimming medal in Beijing. So sad. May his soul rest in peace!
That Cardiac arrest thing is dangerous, killed a 25yr old guy I knew
ReplyDeleteAnyway Life is a bitch sha.
RIP swimmer
ReplyDeleteAt 26? A great loss! RIP bruva.
ReplyDeletereal sad may he rest in peace
ReplyDeleteOmg may his soul RIPP.
ReplyDeleteI don't just wanna believe in this cardiac arrest ish circulating the waves of super star's death nowadays. A 26yr healthy sport man would die of cardiac arrest. I think I need Doctors to enlighten me more on "cardiac arrest" am furious since it kills 500times faster than HIV/AIDS
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm.so sad..RIP Dale...You are a legend in ur country already.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o! May his soul RIP.
ReplyDeleteIts a great loss for the Norwegians. May God comfort them most esp his family.
ReplyDeleteMay God give his family the fortitude to bear dis great loss. Amen
ReplyDeleteYeah. I watch the news. So sad. Rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteHmnnn. Na wa. Cardiac arrest at 26? What is the world turning into? This is scary. God abeg na your hand we dey o. My condolence to his family and to the Norwegian nation. It's sure must be a very huge loss. Terrible.
ReplyDeleteEyah.... Just time to reap the fruit of his labour... So sad :(
ReplyDeleteone word sad
ReplyDeleteHypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the usual culprit in young athletic males, it causes Sudden Cardiac Death, drugs and alcohol poisoning can cause it also,
ReplyDeleteSad. May he RIP. He was trending on Twitter yesterday.
ReplyDeleteOlumayo; I read he had an underlying heart condition.
ReplyDeleteNo, the greatest swimmer in Norwegian history was Erik the Viking
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