In swimming at my level it's about control of the small movements. A good ballet dancer floats across the stage, the best sprinters virtually abolish gravity. All motion occurs in the right direction.

Alexander Dale Oen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑlɛk'sɑndər 'dɑ:lə 'u:ən]) (21 May 1985 – 30 April 2012) was a Norwegian swimmer. Competitions
At the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in Shanghai Dale Oen won a bronze medal in the 100-m breaststroke behind Oleg Lisogor and Brenton Rickard. At the 2008 Summer Olympics Dale Oen earned Norway's first ever Olympic medal in swimming placing second in the 100-m breaststroke final.

He was found in his bathroom by one of his teammates and CPR was performed before Dale Oen was brought to Flagstaff Medical Center. Alexander Dale Oen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑlɛk'sɑndər 'dɑ:lə 'u:ən]) (21 May 1985 – 30 April 2012) was a Norwegian swimmer. At the Norwegian Short Course Championships two months later he bettered that time to 58.