Waterskiing champion Michael Arthur “Micky” Geller has “died suddenly” at just 18 years old, his team has announced.
Micky Geller was a freshman at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
He was a top-ranked Canadian water skier from Ontario, according to Water Ski Canada.
His team said in a statement that Geller “died suddenly.”
However, no further information has been released concerning the cause of Geller’s sudden death.
“It is with great sadness that the University will lower the University flag to half-staff in memory of Michael Arthur ‘Micky’ Geller on Thursday, May 18,” his school wrote in a statement on Facebook.
Geller started practicing the sport when he was just four years old, according to the New York Post.
He went on to represent his country in a series of championships.
He competed in the U17 IWWF World Championship, the Jr. U.S. Masters Water Ski Tournament, and the 2022 Pan American Championships.
He climbed the ladder to become the sixth-ranked junior water skier in the world for the U21 jump.
“In his free time Micky enjoyed the company of close friends, motorcycling, snowmobiling, having deep conversations and debates and just chillin’,” his family wrote in his obituary.
“With his full-throttle approach to life, Micky experienced more in his 18 years than many ever will.”
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