キエラ・スミスさんのインスタグラム写真 - (キエラ・スミスInstagram)「A tough day today. This morning we all heard news that put the world on pause. In the car on the way home from the pool this morning I received the news that Murray Drudge had passed away. I pulled over and tried to process something that isn’t processable. The swimming world lost a great person today. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Murray and I met back in 2010 on a junior team trip to Great Britain. We reconnected in 2018 when I moved to Ontario and he became one of my coaches. The impact he made was beyond the water. The swimming world is filled with hundreds of positive male role models who fly under the radar unnoticed. Murray was one of those guys. ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Murray was always the first to make sure that we were doing okay outside the pool. You know, in our real life. For me, there was no parking at my apartment so I was lucky to be able to park my car in Murray and Rosie’s driveway. Doesn’t sound like much but I had a problem and Murray decided to solve it. The day I came to Toronto after being home for Christmas I asked if I could come pick it up. Murray offered to pick me up from the train station. When I got there, he had my car started, a mountain of snow brushed off, and he made up a lunch box with chicken soup and homemade samosas. It was one of 1000 thoughtful behind the scenes things that Murray would do. He was my coach, my friend and confident. We all need someone we can tell anything to regardless of how messy, compromising, embarrassing etc. who won’t even blink and Murray was that guy for me. Ya, it’s a tough day.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The swimming world lost a great one. Hold your loved ones a little tighter today and take as long as you need. ⁣」2月19日 11時47分