Vidal, who is the boyfriend and coach of Kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt, was forced to retire from competition after a scary episode in April of 2014 when he had a heart attack during swim practice and was subsequently airlifted to a hospital in Montpellier, France. Vidal, who finished 5th at the Olympic Games in London, then focused on coaching Hewitt, and the fast Kiwi was with him at the time of his death according to news sources.