World champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen of Norway has died of a heart attack after a practice session in Arizona. He was 26.A silver medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and winner of men's 100 metres breaststroke gold medal at last year's world championships in Shanghai, Dale Oen collapsed in a shower on Monday evening soon after his practice session.
He was one of Norway's top medal hopes in the forthcoming London Olympics.
Dale Oen had just finished a 'light' swim at a high-altitude training camp in the town of Flagstaff as part of his national team's preparations for
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