In August 2017, Olympic athlete David Torrence was found dead in a pool in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the time of his death, local authorities released a statement stating that “there were no obvious signs of foul play.” However, David’s death was later questioned by his mother, Bianca, and his track and field peers, who claimed that he may have been targeted. According to Lets Run, the 31-year-old athlete received death threats weeks before his passing, which was due to him being a whistleblower in a drug case. “David had called me, and he told me that he received these crazy death threats,” his friend told the news outlet. “He read them to me over Skype … And I just was like, ‘I don’t really know what to make of this. I don’t know if these people are serious, David, I think you need to take this seriously.”
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Alongside the death threats, David’s family and friends also claimed that he was an excellent swimmer, with his coach John Cook telling The Malibu Times that he could “swim like a fish.” “He comes from an ocean area. It’s all bulls**t,” he added. But despite the death threats, his lauded swimming skills and unusual scratches found on his body, his death was ruled as an accidental drowning by authorities after an investigation. “There is no evidence that indicates a criminal nexus or foul play in this incident,” Kevin Watts, a Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson, told Lets Run.
