Alexander dale oen cause of death

AP STOCKHOLM - Alexander Dale Oen stood on top of a world championship podium less than a year ago, wiping away tears as the Norwegian national anthem played in triumph again just three days after the country was rocked by a massacre by a right-wing extremist. The swimmer became a symbol of resilience and resurgence in Norway with that victory, the country's first swimming world title at a time when it was in desperate need of something to cheer for.

On Tuesday, Norway was in mourning after Dale Oen died suddenly from cardiac arrest during a pre-Olympic training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was Dale Oen, one of Norway's biggest medal hopes for the London Olympics, was found collapsed on his bathroom floor late Monday and was pronounced dead shortly afterward at Flagstaff Medical Center, Norwegian swimming federation President Per Rune Eknes confirmed to The Associated Press.

Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen, the world meters breaststroke champion, died of hereditary heart disease, an Arizona medical examiner said on Tuesday.

He said it was still unclear what led to the cardiac arrest. Our thoughts primarily go to his family who have lost Alexander way too early. Dale Oen dedicated the win to the victims of that massacre, pointing to the Norwegian flag on his cap after the finish to send a message to his countrymen back home. FINA, the world governing body of swimming, lauded "his courage in Shanghai when shining in the pool immediately after the sad events that had taken place in Norway.

My thoughts go to his family and friends. The Norwegian team was holding a camp at elevation in Flagstaff before the Olympics, and the federation said Dale Oen had gone through only a light training session Monday and also played some golf that day. But teammates became worried when the swimmer spent an unusually long time in the shower and entered his bathroom when he failed to respond to their knocks on the door.

The federation said "they found Dale Oen laying partly on the floor, partly on the edge of his bathtub. In his last tweet Monday, Dale Oen said he was looking forward to going back home: "2 days left of our camp up here in Flagstaff,then it's back to the most beautiful city in Norway.. Dale Oen was born in Bergen, Norway's second largest city, on May 21, He started swimming at age 4 and said on his website that the sport "came very easy and natural for me.