Friends and family mourned the British swimmer, who competed under the name Helen Don-Duncan, after her “sudden death”
Olympic swimmer Helen Smart, who competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Sydney Games, has died at the age of 42, according to reports.
Smart’s death was confirmed by the Greater Manchester school where she was head teacher.
“It is with great sadness and regret that I have to announce the sudden death of our beloved Headteacher, Mrs. Helen Smart,” Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School said in a statement. “Our heartfelt condolences are sent to Helen’s family at this very difficult time.”
Smart, who was known by her maiden name Helen Don-Duncan on the Olympic stage, was a backstroke specialist who won bronze at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and silver in the World and European championships, according to LBC London.
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After retiring from swimming, she focused on her goal of working in education, her husband Craig Smart wrote in a comment on the school’s Facebook post.
Helen “loved the school, staff, children and parents so much” and was “so proud” to have become a headteacher, Craig said.
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