Joel Schwartz, a 72-year-old swimmer from Nyack, died last night while competing in the Masters 1,500-meter swimming competition.
Schwartz is the first athlete and third person to die in the 31-year history of the Games.
“Here is a link”:http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/SPORTS02/307260030 to a report that we just posted on LoHud.com.
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My congratulation with first place in overall count on Olympic Games. Volleyball team was the best!