Category: Health
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James Magnussen says Stilnox was used as substitute for alcohol at London 2012
Read The Sydney Morning Herald James Magnussen has revealed the dog-eat-dog nature of elite swimming was a reason the Australian relay team at the London Olympics used the sleeping tablet Stilnox at a controversial bonding session in the pre-Games camp at Manchester. However, he stressed it was not an issue among current swimmers, saying it…
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Grant Hackett to get treatment in US for Stilnox addiction
Read The Australian Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett is seeking treatment in a US rehab centre for an addiction to the prescription drug Stilnox. The former swimming star left for the US yesterday, just days after he was found wearing a singlet around his waist in Melbourne’s Crown Casino while apparently searching for his four-year-old…
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Swimming the Channel 34 times didn’t stop one athlete from having a heart attack
Read Express Swimmer Kevin Murphy was in training for his 35th crossing of the English Channel when he felt a gripping pain in his chest. However his record-breaking feats of endurance have taught him to battle through pain and over the years Kevin has overcome numbing cold, fatigue and jellyfish stings so he wasn’t going…
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Avoiding swimmer’s ear this summer
Guest post by allearplugs.com Summer holidays are the ideal opportunity to enjoy some time on the beach, lapping up the ocean waves and sea breeze. However, an idyllic summer break can be spoilt if you are unfortunate enough to be taken ill, with one of the most common afflictions being swimmer’s ear. What is swimmer’s…
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Swim race provides release for 81-year-old athlete
Read azcentral.com Two years of training led Ruby Sherlund to this moment. The 81-year-old gripped the side of the pool with manicured fingers on Sunday as she waited for the race to start. Her wheelchair sat empty on the pool deck at Mesquite Grove Aquatic Center in Chandler. At the sound of the buzzer, she…
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Swim program helps children with special needs
On Saturday mornings, the swimming pool at the France A. Cordova Recreational Center splashes with the sound of children learning to swim, but that sound also helps parents with children in the Special Needs Aquatic Program breathe a sigh of relief.
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YMCA swimmer Arthur Schenkein celebrates 100th birthday
See WDBJ7 Some people are celebrating more than just love on Friday. A Salem resident is excited to be happy and healthy at the age of 100. The YMCA in Salem had a party for its oldest member. Arthur Schenkein is turning 100 years old. Schenkein still comes in to the YMCA several times a…
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Ian Thorpe – how a mentor could show him the way out of depression’s darkest waters
Read BizNews The very nature of a world champion’s job increases the risk of imbalance, or an unbalanced perspective on life that leads to a state of “dis-easeâ€. Depression is just one symptom. Thorpe made one glaring mistake common to great sporting champions: he surrounded himself with coaches, but few or no mentors. Mentors are…
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The importance of self esteem – Should Ian Thorpe just ‘cheer up’?
Listen to ABC Brisbane Was the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman a tragedy or was he just a foolish junkie who had far too much going for him to do something as stupid as take heroin? Should the successful swimmer Ian Thorpejust cheer up or is he suffering from serious clinical depression? Does success automatically give good…