Category: Health
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Are public swimming pools unhygienic?
Swimming strengthens the body while the water buoys it up and protects against exercise-related injury, making it a popular and frequently recommended therapy for people recovering from an injury, operation or chronic illness. The benefits of this are certainly likely to outweigh the potential health dangers associated with public pools. But it’s not silly to…
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Olympic Swimmer Amy Van Dyken Determined to Walk Again
Amy Van Dyken, the six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer who became paralyzed when she severed her spinal cord in an ATV crash this summer, says she is determined to walk again. “There is a possibility that that milestone of me walking again may happen,†Van Dyken told ABC’s Robin Roberts in an interview for the…
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Brittany Elmslie gives up Vegemite as she chases her OIympic dream
Olympic gold medallist Brittany Elmslie has made the ultimate food sacrifice as she embarks on her journey to the Rio Games. Three months after learning she suffered from coeliac disease, the 20-year-old is flying towards her goal despite giving up her secret weapon, Vegemite. “I was devastated when I realised Vegemite wasn’t gluten free,†she…
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Swimmer overcomes adversity to become one of best
Dominic Baber was diagnosed with hemophilia and swimming was about the only sport he could do. Now his name is on the record board at Blue Springs South as one of the best.
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Multiple Sclerosis Swim-In Program in Bergen County, NJ
SWIM-IN is a therapeutic water exercise program for people with multiple sclerosis. The program is co-sponsored with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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How dangerous is sea swimming in cold weather?
On Christmas Day 1885 a few hardy souls hobbled across Brighton’s pebbly beach and into the chilly English Channel. That first Brighton Christmas Day swim has become a much-copied ritual around the world. But this year it’s been called off. And it seems unlikely the event, which has always been run by the Brighton Swimming…
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Marine staff sergeant becomes first amputee to graduate grueling swim course
The Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival course is a grueling training evolution that requires Marines to swim a total of 59 miles over three weeks. The course that graduated on Nov. 25 started with nine participants, but only six were able to complete the challenge. One of those six had the deck stacked against…
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Legendary SA swimmers relay for Movember
The idea for the relay came out of the teammate’s support of Harris, a testicular cancer survivor who has been in remission for 3 years. “We wanted to come up with a fun way to show our support for those who suffer from testicular and prostate cancer, to raise awareness for Movember and men’s health…
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Wausau 9-year-old swimmer stars in documentary promo
A 9-year-old competitive swimmer from Wausau born with hand and feet deformities is helping promote a documentary that highlights the power of the mind in athletic performance. Sydney Wagman was born with polysyndactyly, a congenital condition in which some of the fingers in her hands were fused, and the bones in her toes are malformed…