Category: Health
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Russians celebrate Epiphany taking ice-cold midnight dip to wash away sins
Read for instance RT It may be the middle of a freezing winter here in Russia but that’s not stopping the determined from taking a dip. A midnight immersion in water on the 18/19 January is the traditional way to celebrate the Orthodox holiday of Epiphany. The date is considered holy by Christians, because on…
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Speedo Advisors | How to use swimming as a proactive way to achieve injury prevention
Sports physiotherapist Matt Taylor talks about how to use swimming as a proactive way to achieve injury prevention.
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Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard opens up about eating disorder
See wzzm13.com “She has won seven Olympic medals, two of them gold. But professional swimmer Amanda Beard has had to overcome a lot, from depression to an eating disorder.”
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Speedo Advisors | How to use swimming to relieve knee pain
Speedo Advisors | How to use swimming to relieve knee pain by Matt Taylor
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Joeri Verlinden postpones comeback due to cardiac arrhrythmia
Holland Swimming has the story Dutch swimmer Joeri Verlinden has been forced to postpone his return to competitive swimming, due to cardiac arrhythmia discovered during a regular medical examination. He stops immediately, will be taking the next few weeks off, and will therefore not participate in the national swim team training camp in Thailand, Januar…
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Pool parasite sickens more swimmers
See 11abc The number of cases of a disease caused by a swimming pool parasite has doubled since ABC11 first reported the outbreak. Now, at least 10 high school swim team members in Durham and Orange Counties have tested positive for Cryptosporidiosis, more commonly known as Crypto. A health official said there five confirmed cases…
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Swimmer Fights Cancer, Earns Three-peat State Title
“Columbia River High School’s Monica Bottelberghe overcomes surgery for thyroid cancer to win her third straight 200-meter freestyle state championship. Reporter: Nick Voll”
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Art of the Cap: Ryan Lochte x Dave Kinsey
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and artist Dave Kinsey teamed up to design a limited-edition swim cap for Speedo USA’s Art of the Cap. All proceeds from the cap go toward Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) an organization that’s committed to curing Duchenne, a lethal form of muscular dystrophy. Every cap sold will raise awareness, raise…
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Stephanie Rice tells teenagers to be sun smart this summer
Read news.com.au Australian’s think teenagers don’t do enough to protect themselves from the sun according to a new Cancer Council poll. The Galaxy poll showed only eight per cent of Australians thought primary school kids were at risk of getting sunburnt – but that jumped to 47 per cent for teenagers. […] Olympian Stephanie Rice…