Olympic swimmer Eric Namesnik, 35
Posted: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006 3:40 pmEric Namesnik, who won silver medals in swimming at the 1992 and ‘96 Olympics, died Wednesday following a car accident last week. He was 35.
Namesnik was critically injured in the Jan. 7 accident, which was caused by icy conditions in Pittsfield Township, according to USA Swimming. He had been in a medically induced coma to reduce swelling around his brain before he died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Namesnik won silver medals in the 400-meter individual medley at the ‘92 Barcelona Games and four years later in Atlanta. He became the first American to swim under 4 minutes, 15 seconds in the four-stroke IM event and lowered the American record four times. He was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1991 and ‘93. … Read full obituary
