Olympic hopeful Hong Kong swimmer To dies at 26


FILE PHOTO: Australia's Kenneth To competes in the men's 100m individual medley heats during the FINA Swimming World Cup 2012 in Dubai, October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh/File Photo

(Reuters) - 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 4x100 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.

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