GENEVA, Illinois (WLS) — A suburban high school freshman has died after having a stroke during swim practice. A swim coach for James Oliver, 14, said that the teen collapsed at West Chicago High School Dec. 8. In a letter to parents, the principal at Geneva High School said Oliver suffered an AVM stroke and brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition until he died Sunday night. Oliver was a freshman at Geneva High School, and no one expected him to be gone so soon. “And I think when somebody passes away, you just wish more that you could have told them that.”The Illinois high school boys swimming season began Nov. 20.

Source: CNN December 20, 2023 18:24 UTC