British Olympian Andrew Simpson killed in boat accident

[Lineker]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The America's Cup sailor who perished in the San Francisco Bay after his team's space-age yacht capsized during a training run was an Olympic gold medalist from the United Kingdom.

Artemis Racing says Andrew ``Bart'' Simpson died Thursday after the capsized boat's platform trapped him underwater for about 10 minutes around 1 p.m. PDT.

Artemis says Simpson served as the Swedish team's strategist and had won two Olympic gold medals. Fire officials say he was 36.

Artemis says doctors ``afloat'' with the team and on shore couldn't revive Simpson after he was freed from the wreckage.

[Adam]

Awful news. As I said on Twitter, one should be able to cherish being an Olympic Gold Medallist for decades of their life, not a few years. Very tragic.