Sounds like she had a faulty system to begin with. A half gallon of water killed her? Come on. A half gallon is 4 pints.
I'll drink four pints of beer at least once a week and have been known to double that from time to time and I rarely get hungover, let alone ill or close to death.
I understand that you can thin your electrolyte balance by overhydrating, but what was wrong with this woman before the competition started?
Is water that much worse for you than beer?
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