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Category: Health

  • Geoff Huegill admits drug use and suicidal thoughts while retired

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    “I remained trapped because I was so ineffective in my life outside the pool,” Huegill revealed in the book. “The usual cycles kicked in again, plenty of alcohol and party drugs. I was arriving home from clubbing at 4am, the hour I used to be getting up and training. I now had debt collectors to…

  • Garrett Weber-Gale on breakfast, lunch and snacks

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    Two fresh Wisconsin Foodie shows here featuring Garrett Weber-Gale dishing up some easy meals for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Here is breakfast and lunch (mmm, choco-something) Swim USA | Garrett Weber-Gale | Lunch from Wisconsin Foodie on Vimeo. And here are snacks Swim USA | Garrett Weber-Gale | Snacks from Wisconsin Foodie on Vimeo.

  • 12-year-old survives being under water for 15 minutes

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    A month ago, 12-year-old Dale Ostrander was pulled lifeless from a beach in southwest Washington after being under water for 15 minutes. Today, he is walking and dressing himself, frustrated that he cannot communicate properly yet, but still remembering his dog, his sisters and movies he’s watched. Via seattlepi.com video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

  • Acidic swimming pool nearly destroys man’s teeth

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    It took a bevy of specialists and faculty members at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry to unravel the mystery of how a 52-year-old male patient lost nearly all the enamel of his teeth in five months. He was loosing weight and he’s a very fit individual; he looked like somebody who could…

  • “A family that swims together stays together”

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    Super (personal) blog post by Mel Stewart here on Gold Medal Mel, on being a swim-parent. The video is his wife’s idea, to capture of their daughter ‘while she’s still a kid, still prone to dancing spontaneously, painting her face randon bright colors, playing with dolls.’ One person, a coach I love and respect, told…

  • “Just roll with it”, says George Bovell III

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    Good news, George Bovell III is getting better every day, restlessly looking forward to resume training, after his recent car crash. Follow up on his status here on www.georgebovellswimming.com.

  • Swimming is magic for kids with autism

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    Lisa Stephens writes very touching here on The Swim Brief about how outdoor swimming in the summer transforms her autistic daughter from being reclusive to ‘blossoming into a butterfly’. Someone knowing agrees immediately in the comments, as does this video from a story earlier this year. “There’s magic in the water.” During the summer, in…

  • The Winning Spirit

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    Meet Bryall McPherson, cancer survivor now vying for a place on NZ’s Paralympic Swimming Squad for 2012. Inspirational! The Winning Spirit from Kadambari Gladding on Vimeo.

  • Waves – A portrait of Maria á Heygum

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    A beautiful short film here by Faroese film maker Heiðrikur á Heygum, about his grandmother Maria á Heygum. Nicknamed “the swimming granny”, she had been swimming in the ocean out of Vestmanna for 48 years, when this movie was produced. Imagine, every day in 7°C warm water (44.6°F), no matter the weather, no matter the…