23-year-old former University of Arizona swimmer Ty Wells passed away last week.
“On behalf of the entire University of Arizona community, I want to extend our heartfelt condolences to the Wells family along with Ty’s friends, teammates, classmates and colleagues,” University of Arizona Athletic Director Dave Heeke said in a press release.
“Ty was a tremendous young man who proudly represented the University of Arizona in the pool, classroom and community. He was a light that shined bright in the lives of everyone he came across, and we will keep him and his loved ones in our thoughts during this incredibly difficult time,” he added.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of recent alum Ty Wells, who passed away on Friday,” Arizona Athletics tweeted.
“Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, his friends and the entire…