Man dies after heart attack at SRSC pool

Brian Counsilman, 49, passed away after suffering from cardiac arrest while swimming in the indoor pool at the Student Recreational Sports Complex Tuesday night.\nCounsilman was the son of the late James "Doc" Counsilman who coached IU men's swimming from 1957 to 1990.\nAccording to Lt. Jerry Minger of the IUPD, Counsilman had been swimming laps at the SRSC when workers there noticed him drift back and begin to sink in the water. \n"When officers responded to the scene around 5:40 p.m., workers at the SRSC had already hooked him up to an AED (automated external defibrillator)," Minger said. "He wasn't breathing and there was no pulse."\nMinger said workers at the SRSC shocked Counsilman several times before he regained a pulse and breathing. An emergency medical team arrived on the scene and took over, transporting Counsilman to the emergency room at Bloomington Hospital. He was admitted into the critical care unit at Bloomington Hospital.\n"When officers checked up on his condition later they were informed he passed away," Minger said.\nCounsilman was a swim coach at Bloomington High School North. Neither the BHSN athletic directors or the boys' swimming and diving head coach Dave Tanner could not be reached for a comment.