Category: Health
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Swim race provides release for 81-year-old athlete
Read azcentral.com Two years of training led Ruby Sherlund to this moment. The 81-year-old gripped the side of the pool with manicured fingers on Sunday as she waited for the race to start. Her wheelchair sat empty on the pool deck at Mesquite Grove Aquatic Center in Chandler. At the sound of the buzzer, she…
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Swim program helps children with special needs
On Saturday mornings, the swimming pool at the France A. Cordova Recreational Center splashes with the sound of children learning to swim, but that sound also helps parents with children in the Special Needs Aquatic Program breathe a sigh of relief.
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YMCA swimmer Arthur Schenkein celebrates 100th birthday
See WDBJ7 Some people are celebrating more than just love on Friday. A Salem resident is excited to be happy and healthy at the age of 100. The YMCA in Salem had a party for its oldest member. Arthur Schenkein is turning 100 years old. Schenkein still comes in to the YMCA several times a…
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Ian Thorpe – how a mentor could show him the way out of depression’s darkest waters
Read BizNews The very nature of a world champion’s job increases the risk of imbalance, or an unbalanced perspective on life that leads to a state of “dis-easeâ€. Depression is just one symptom. Thorpe made one glaring mistake common to great sporting champions: he surrounded himself with coaches, but few or no mentors. Mentors are…
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The importance of self esteem – Should Ian Thorpe just ‘cheer up’?
Listen to ABC Brisbane Was the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman a tragedy or was he just a foolish junkie who had far too much going for him to do something as stupid as take heroin? Should the successful swimmer Ian Thorpejust cheer up or is he suffering from serious clinical depression? Does success automatically give good…
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Ian Thorpe Will be in Rehab for Up to 3 Weeks, Says Manager
Read Epoch Times Ian Thorpe will be in rehab, which he entered over the weekend after being found “dazed†outside his parent’s home in Sydney, for up to three weeks, his manager James Erskine said. The five-time gold medalist will be in rehab for between 14 and 21 days, he specified in an interview on…
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ESPN’s “Winner’s Circle” : Jenny Thompson
See ESPN “In espnW’s series “Winner’s Circle,” 12-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer Jenny Thompson sits down with Bonnie Bernstein to talk about how sports helped shape her mindset for a medical career and motherhood.” http://youtu.be/4cPfpBpfyDk
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Ian Thorpe’s manager hopes swimmer can manage depression with assistance of experts
See ABC News Ian Thorpe’s manager James Erskine confirms the swimmer is in rehabilitation – and says despite the ‘feeling of flatness’ that can come at the end of a professional sports career, there are still things left for Thorpe to contribute to public life. http://youtu.be/m4gvS7xU2-Q
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Ian Thorpe’s father says Olympic champ is back in rehab and ‘having a tough time’
Read The Telegraph The father of Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe choked back tears yesterday as he revealed his son was getting the help he needed with his medication. […] “He is battling with his health issues at the moment and he is having a tough time,” Ken Thorpe said of his 31-year-old son, who…