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The sudden death of Jamie Cail, a retired US swimming champion, is under investigation in the US Virgin Islands.
The 42-year-old former athlete was pronounced dead on Feb. 21 after her boyfriend found her unresponsive inside their St. John home.
Here is what we know about Cail and the mystery surrounding her unexpected death.Who was Jamie Cail?
Cail was originally from Claremont, New Hampshire and was a swimming prodigy in her youth.
She began making national waves while in high school in the 1990s, when she was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the 800 free relay at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships — where she swam the third leg, according to the news website Swim Swam.
During the 1998-99 Swimming World Cup in Brazil, Cail won a silver medal in the 800 free as a member of the US Swimming National B Team.
She attended the college prep Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, where she swam for the swimming powerhouse and remains the team record holder in the 200 yard fly, 400 yard individual medley, 200-meter IM and 400-meter IM in the 15-16 age group, according to Swim Swam.
