The sister-in-law of Long Beach's Maggie Steffens, the Team USA water polo captain, died just days before the start of the Paris Olympics.
The sister-in-law of Olympian Maggie Steffens died just days before the start of the Paris Olympics after traveling to the French capital.Lulu Conner, 26, died Tuesday after traveling to Paris to cheer on Steffens as she goes for a fourth consecutive gold medal with the U.S. team. The family is still piecing together what happened, but Steffens described the situation as “a medical emergency.”“She was so excited for the Olympic Games,” a teary Steffens told The Associated Press.
“It definitely helps to play,” Steffens said. “I’m like so out of body in a way right now. And I just keep trying to remind myself what Lulu would want and how she would be, you know, how can I embody her spirit the best. And Lulu was somebody that she gave 150% to everything she did.”“It’s going to be a really hard couple weeks for all of us,” she said. “My team has been a really big support system for me. I’ve been obviously really struggling, and my husband as well, and his entire family.
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