The Olympic 5,000m runner David Torrence has been found dead in a swimming pool in Scottsdale, Arizona. Torrence was from California and had come to Scottsdale to train a few weeks ago. “Firefighters removed the male subject from the pool and he was pronounced deceased,” said Sergeant Ben Hoster of the Scottsdale police department. In 2016, he switched allegiance to his mother’s home nation of Peru and reached the Olympic final, where he finished 15th. “No one was more dedicated to their running,” wrote Nick Willis, who won bronze in the 1500m at the Rio Games.

Source: The Guardian August 29, 2017 20:09 UTC