The family member of United States Olympian Maggie Steffens has suddenly passed away.
Steffens, the captain of the U.S. women’s water polo team, is in mourning after finding out her 26-year-old sister-in-law, Lulu Conner, passed away on Tuesday.
Her tragic passing came after she traveled to Paris to support Maggie Steffens and the rest of the American Olympic team.
The details surrounding Conner’s death have not been released, other than Steffens calling it “a medical emergency” when she spoke in an interview with the Associated Press.
“She was so excited for the Olympic Games,” Maggie told the AP of Lulu. “We’re really close. She’s the light of the world. She just brings so much joy to everyone. She always brings people together.”
For Maggie Steffens, she is participating in her fourth Olympics in Paris and trying her best to bring home a fourth Gold medal.
Steffans further told The AP that trying her best to focus her energy on the Games has been a comfort in the wake of the tragedy.
“It definitely helps to play,” the 31-year-old stated.
Steffans, who scored her 58th Olympic goal in her game over the weekend, making her the highest-scoring woman in Olympic history, added, “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 who gave 150% to everything she did.”
United States Olympian Maggie Steffens Honors Sister-In-Law During Paris Olympics
Maggie Steffens (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)
United States Olympian Maggie Steffens has a heavy heart after the sudden death of her 26-year-old sister-in-law, Lulu Conner.
She passed away on Tuesday as she traveled to Paris to support her.
Steffens honored her during the opening ceremony on Friday night by dropping a small bouquet of flowers into the Seine River.
