Category: Health
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Walliams, Adlington and Payne take a dip to launch SwimBritain
British comedian David Walliams is encouraging Britain to get back in the water this summer as he takes on his first team swimming challenge. Also featuring Rebecca Adlington and Keri-Anne Payne. Find out more and sign up at swimbritain.co.uk
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Bacteria in swimming pools causing sickness?
See WALB The Center for Disease Control says a growing number of people who swim in public pools are getting sick. Most are getting infections from bacteria. So the Florida Department of Health in Lee County recommends testing those pools yourself before you dive in. Bacteria could be swimming along with you and your kids.…
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ISHOF induction video and acceptance speech of Gary Hall, Jr
The induction video and acceptance speech of Gary Hall, Jr upon his induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame on May 11, 2013 as an honor swimmer
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TV Ad: Dara Torres, Knee Surgery, Cartilage Regeneration
When five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres found that knee osteoarthritis was keeping her out of the pool and unable to play with her young daughter, Torres chose Brigham and Women’s Hospital for an autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), or cartilage regeneration, which takes a patient’s own healthy cartilage to repair unhealthy cartilage. BWH is one of…
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Stephanie Rice rethinking about Glasgow comeback
Read Business Standard Two weeks after confirming a comeback attempt, Rice said that opportunities in business and her previous shoulder injury is keeping her from contesting the 400m individual medley and take up swimming again at the Glasgow event. Rice regretted that she has not fully recovered from the shoulder injury, unsure whether or not…
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Swim in Public Pools? New Study Finds Stinky Issues
Ah nice, read WCTV.tv CDC researchers collected water samples from filters at 160 public pools, booth indoor and outdoor, located in the metro-Atlanta area. They found “poop” in nearly 60 percent of the pools, with tests revealing 58 percent of the water samples were positive for the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli. […] The…
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Meridian swim club deals with water problems
See wtok.com Dirty water is being blamed for causing a murky mess at a Meridian swim club. The owner of what use to be Briarwood Country Club, estimates that between three and four inches of mud poured into the 10 foot deep pool there when workers attempted to fill it. Although this is a concern,…