Category: Health
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Doha doubts over Chad le Clos
Le Clos was admitted to hospital in Durban on Monday to have four wisdom teeth removed, just two weeks before the biennial spectacle. While he was not undergoing a major operation, his management team remained cautious about his recovery. “We haven’t even booked yet for Doha because we’re not sure what to expect,†said his…
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Korean War vet finds life through swimming
Age is catching up with Egre now. After years of marching in the infantry and scaling mountains in the ski patrol, the avid tennis player’s body is breaking down. “I have end-stage kidney disease plus a lot of other morbidities. I lost my right shoulder, pretty much my left shoulder. I lost my right foot,…
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105-year-old Winnipeg swimming champion Jaring Timmerman passes away
Jaring Timmerman passed away in hospital early Wednesday morning. The Winnipeg man swam his way into the record books as the world’s oldest master swimmer. His son Don Timmerman said his father was admitted to hospital Monday after he started feeling ill. He said he wants his dad remembered as an inspiration. “I guess you…
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Mark Foster launches campaign to get people active
Active Essex and Olympic swimming and TV personality Mark Foster launched “Get Active Essex†today, kicking off the sports campaign with a 3k park run in Central Park, Chelmsford. Get Active Essex is a campaign that aims to encourage a healthier and more active county. Around 80 people attended the first event, some running, others…
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Make A Wish with Ryan Lochte
15 year old Erik Nieman is a competitive swimmer with cyclic fibrosis. Make A Wish Foundation gave him the opportunity to train with olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte.
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Swimming Associated With Fewer Falls In Older Men
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Merom: In a cohort of 1667 older Australian men (mean age 76.8 years) data on incident falls were collected every four months by telephone interview. We compared the rate of falling over 48 months of follow-up of men who participated in golf, Calisthenics, lawn…
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What eternal youth looks like: Four men try to break their 51-year-old swim record
It’s the oldest record still standing in the Northern Virginia Swimming League. Over the decades, young swimmers in high-tech suits and year-round training regimens have shattered nearly all of those creaky old race times. But no team has been able to match what the Four Amigos did that day in the Vienna Woods pool in…
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Atlanta woman embraces competitive swimming at 97
At Atlanta’s Washington Park Pool, Anne Dunivin slowly and gingerly makes her way into the water. She says, “My girls get me to the pool, twice a week. And I swim for at least half a mile. I swim laps, from that end to this end and then back.” Anne’s love-affair with the water started…
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Doctor’s weight-loss order pushed her into the pool; now she’s a champ
Her doctor’s words shook her like an earthquake: “If you don’t lose weight, you won’t get to your 60th birthday.” Vivian Stancil, a retired Long Beach schoolteacher, was 50. She stood 5 feet tall and weighed 319 pounds. “A bowling ball wouldn’t even describe what I was,” Stancil says. “I could barely walk. But I…