Category: Health
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Dana Vollmer’s Best Advice To Someone Who Has An Arrhythmia
Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer was diagnosed with an arrhythmia at age 15, but still went on to break world records. It doesn’t get more inspirational than that!
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Man’s Chronic Pain Disappears After Vigorous, Cold-Water Swim
According to doctors from the United Kingdom, a 28-year-old man who had been complaining of persistent, post-operative pain was cured after jumping into incredibly cold water for a vigorous 60-second, intense swim. Roughly two months prior to his swim, the man had undergone an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy procedure to treat his severe facial blushing. In this procedure,…
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The child sporting prodigy dilemma
Cate Campbell was known as “the swimmer” at school. She was the kid who was good at sports. “In a way you become addicted to the praise and recognition,” the Australian champion says. Despite the diligence of her parents in trying to preserve her sense of self, her identity became inextricably fused to her performance…
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Jeff Jordan – Swim For It
Jeff Jordan is a keen swimmer – at 73yrs old he swims every week and as much as he enjoys his regular dips in the pool, he knows that for some – length after length of crawl, breaststroke or backstroke can become just a little bit boring – especially for children. So, he devised nearly…
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The Tragic Wives Swimming Club Helped Me Cope With My Husband’s MND | This Morning
Ruth Fitzmaurice shares how her husband’s Motor Neurone Disease has impacted her family, but they won’t let it beat them!
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How swimming has changed Wanda Stockdale’s life
Swimathon Ambassador, Wanda Stockdale, talks about the positive benefits from swimming and how it has changed her life as she begins her preparation for Swimathon 2018 (27-29 April – 600+ pools nationwide)
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Charity swimmer who’s not half the man he used to be
Two years ago, the idea of a cross-Channel swim wasn’t the top of Nick Else’s priority list. But when he was warned by his doctor that he risked developing type 2 diabetes because of his weight, the 32-year-old from Clayton-le-Woods decided to take drastic action. He crossed the channel in a three-stage swim as part…
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