Teenage swimmer falls sick during practice, dies

The Class XI student suddenly developed back pain while taking laps

Published - October 22, 2018 01:07 am IST - CHENNAI

S. Srivatsan

S. Srivatsan

A 14-year-old district-level swimmer died on Sunday after he became unwell while practising in the Velachery Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) swimming pool for an upcoming sports meet.

The boy, S. Srivatsan, residing in Chitalapakkam, was studying Class XI in a private school in East Tambaram. He had been taking part in district-level tournaments.

“All these years he was practising in Tambaram, and it was two days ago that he enrolled with us as he had to prepare for an upcoming State-level competition this month. He had shown us his district certificates,” said a senior official from the SDAT, requesting anonymity.

On Sunday, he reached the swimming pool around 6 a.m. with his father Sridhar. “He was practising in one lane and his father was present in the pool. All of a sudden he came out complaining of back pain. He was immediately rushed by car to the nearest hospital, but he died on the way,” the official added.

‘Good student’

The Guindy police have registered a case. A relative of the victim said Mr. Sridhar has a daughter. “Their mother died six months ago. He [boy] was good in academics,” he said.

The SDAT official said that they had four life guards around the swimming pool at any time. “There are a total of eight life guards and they work on a shift basis,” the official added.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.