International swimming star Kenneth To dies at 26

Sports Tuesday 19/March/2019 23:30 PM
By: Times News Service
International swimming star Kenneth To dies at 26

Kenneth To, a record-breaking Hong Kong-Australian swimmer who had his sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, died suddenly after a training session in the United States, officials said on Tuesday. He was 26.
To, who holds 17 Hong Kong records and won a silver medal as part of Australia’s 4×100 metre medley relay squad at the 2013 world championships, was in the United States for a three-month training programme at the University of Florida.
The cause of death was not disclosed.
“He felt unwell at a training session and was taken to hospital where sadly, he passed away,” the Hong Kong Sports Institute, where To was an Elite Scholarship Athlete since 2016, said in a statement. “He was extremely popular and loved by his team mates and competitors. Kenneth was known as a truly exceptional person, warm, funny and kind. His sudden passing is a huge loss to local sports.”
World swimming governing body FINA said in a statement it learned with “immense sadness” about To’s death and described him as a reference and example for the youth in the territory.