"Rower Scott Rennie, who dreamed of representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, has died from a suspected heart attack during training. Mr Rennie, 25, who had already represented his country at European level, collapsed on a rowing machine at the Molesey Boat Club in Surrey. Fellow rowers performed CPR on the international athlete, nicknamed "Big Ren", until paramedics arrived. They treated him for 30 minutes before taking him to Kingston hospital but doctors were unable to save him." - TelegraphThis is the blog for CARG, the Coronary Artery Rehabilitation Group, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It will contain items of interest to CARG's own members and anybody else interested in the latest news about rehabilitation and heart-related matters. Canadian charitable number: 89675 0163 RR 0001 || e-mail: carg.ca@gmail.com || website: carg.ca || Blog disclaimer
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Olympic rowing hopeful Scott Rennie dies from suspected heart attack (UK)
"Rower Scott Rennie, who dreamed of representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, has died from a suspected heart attack during training. Mr Rennie, 25, who had already represented his country at European level, collapsed on a rowing machine at the Molesey Boat Club in Surrey. Fellow rowers performed CPR on the international athlete, nicknamed "Big Ren", until paramedics arrived. They treated him for 30 minutes before taking him to Kingston hospital but doctors were unable to save him." - Telegraph
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