ON THE SIDELINES : Olympic Swim Star Victor Davis Dies After Being Struck by Car

MONTREAL — Canadian swimming star Victor Davis died today, two days after the 25-year-old Olympic gold medalist and world champion swimmer was struck down by a car, hospital spokesman Jacques Charbonneau said.

Davis had been in a coma with a fractured skull, brain hemorrhaging and spine injuries since arriving at Montreal’s Notre Dame Hospital early Saturday morning.

Davis, who retired from competitive swimming in July, won a gold medal in the 200-meter breast stroke in world record time at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. That record stood for five years until American Mike Barrowman broke it in August.

He also won a silver medal in the 100-meter breast stroke at Los Angeles and added a silver as a member of the Canadian 4X100-meter medley relay team at last year’s Seoul Games.