American Olympic Swimming Team Member David Torrence Found Dead
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David Torrence, an athlete who ran in last year's Summer Olympics and had been training for more races, was found dead in a swimming pool in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday, according to local news reports and Torrence's friends.
"The track world lost a great friend and athlete today," USA Track & Field said in a tweet about the 31-year-old runner's death.Torrence, a popular member of America's running community, was found at the bottom of an apartment complex's pool Monday morning, the Arizona Republic reports, citing Scottsdale police. A cause of death has not been reported; his death is under investigation.A California native, Torrence was a middle-distance runner who holds the American indoor record for the 1,000 meters. From 2009 to 2011, he won three straight USATF Road Mile titles. Torrence won silver medals at the 2014 IAAF World Relay Championships and the 2015 Pan American Games."Today we lost an amazing athlete and an even greater friend," Kyle Merber, another elite runner and a friend of Torrence, said via Twitter.Merber added, "I was going to pick David up at the airport in a few days to come to my house like he does every September. He was going for #3 this year." |
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