A former Team GB swimmer has “suddenly” died at the age of 43. Helen Smart, then known as Helen Don-Duncan, secured a bronze medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, and scooped silver medals at the World and European Championships.The athlete was a backstroke specialist but retired from the world of competitive swimming to become a headteacher. After representing Great Britain at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, she went on to become a respected and “beloved” headteacher at Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School on Clifton Street in Wigan, as reported by Daily Mail.