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| Teenage swimmer died of heart attack after drinking at party, inquest hears | Teenage swimmer died of heart attack after drinking at party, inquest hears |
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| A top teenage swimmer died of a heart attack after drinking at a party, an inquest has heard. | A top teenage swimmer died of a heart attack after drinking at a party, an inquest has heard. |
| Chloe Waddell, 16, from Timperley in Greater Manchester, was tipped to represent the country at the next Olympics, but died just hours after winning a clutch of swimming trophies in February this year. | Chloe Waddell, 16, from Timperley in Greater Manchester, was tipped to represent the country at the next Olympics, but died just hours after winning a clutch of swimming trophies in February this year. |
| A postmortem revealed she had a congenital heart problem that meant her heart was almost twice the usual size for a girl of her age. There was also evidence of aspiration, suggesting she had inhaled her own vomit – possibly as a result of alcohol intoxication, Michael Scott, the pathologist, told Manchester coroner's court on Thursday. | A postmortem revealed she had a congenital heart problem that meant her heart was almost twice the usual size for a girl of her age. There was also evidence of aspiration, suggesting she had inhaled her own vomit – possibly as a result of alcohol intoxication, Michael Scott, the pathologist, told Manchester coroner's court on Thursday. |
| The night before Chloe died she went to a house party after attending an awards ceremony at Altrincham Swimming Club. Giving evidence at her inquest, her friends said she drank up to six shots of vodka, some cider and some alcopop in a short space of time, before becoming ill. | The night before Chloe died she went to a house party after attending an awards ceremony at Altrincham Swimming Club. Giving evidence at her inquest, her friends said she drank up to six shots of vodka, some cider and some alcopop in a short space of time, before becoming ill. |
| The next morning when Chloe's father went to wake her up he noticed her lips were blue. She was taken to hospital but doctors were unable to revive her. | The next morning when Chloe's father went to wake her up he noticed her lips were blue. She was taken to hospital but doctors were unable to revive her. |
| The coroner, Nigel Meadows, delivered a narrative verdict, saying Chloe died from "a combination of natural disease and the unnatural effects of alcohol". He said that while Chloe had no idea she had a weak heart, the fact that alcohol could have contributed to her death was a lesson to us all: "Everything in moderation." | The coroner, Nigel Meadows, delivered a narrative verdict, saying Chloe died from "a combination of natural disease and the unnatural effects of alcohol". He said that while Chloe had no idea she had a weak heart, the fact that alcohol could have contributed to her death was a lesson to us all: "Everything in moderation." |
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