Kenneth To, a swimmer who won a silver medal for Australia at the 2013 world championships, has died after becoming ill while training in Florida. He was 26.
To won six medals for Australia at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, including gold in the 400-meter medley. At the 2013 worlds in Barcelona, To was part of Australia's silver medal-winning 400 medley relay squad.
" felt unwell at a training session and was taken to hospital where sadly, he passed away," the Hong Kong Sports Institute said on Tuesday in a statement. "Kenneth was known as a truly exceptional person, warm, funny and kind."Born in Hong Kong, To's family moved to Australia when he was young. He transferred his nationality in 2016 to swim for Hong Kong and was training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
To was in Florida for a three-month training camp with the Gator Swim Club at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In December he competed at the world short-course championships in China and placed sixth in the 100-meter medley -- his first individual final at a major championships in six years, he wrote on Twitter."Owner of many Hong Kong national swimming records, Kenneth To was a reference and example for the youth in the territory," the Switzerland-based governing body said.
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