Category: Health
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Pool parasite sickens more swimmers
See 11abc The number of cases of a disease caused by a swimming pool parasite has doubled since ABC11 first reported the outbreak. Now, at least 10 high school swim team members in Durham and Orange Counties have tested positive for Cryptosporidiosis, more commonly known as Crypto. A health official said there five confirmed cases…
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Swimmer Fights Cancer, Earns Three-peat State Title
“Columbia River High School’s Monica Bottelberghe overcomes surgery for thyroid cancer to win her third straight 200-meter freestyle state championship. Reporter: Nick Voll”
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Art of the Cap: Ryan Lochte x Dave Kinsey
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and artist Dave Kinsey teamed up to design a limited-edition swim cap for Speedo USA’s Art of the Cap. All proceeds from the cap go toward Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) an organization that’s committed to curing Duchenne, a lethal form of muscular dystrophy. Every cap sold will raise awareness, raise…
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Stephanie Rice tells teenagers to be sun smart this summer
Read news.com.au Australian’s think teenagers don’t do enough to protect themselves from the sun according to a new Cancer Council poll. The Galaxy poll showed only eight per cent of Australians thought primary school kids were at risk of getting sunburnt – but that jumped to 47 per cent for teenagers. […] Olympian Stephanie Rice…
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Speedo Advisors | How swimming can help to ease lower back pain by Matt Taylor
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Ryan Cochrane tells Craigflower students about ‘physical literacy’
Read Times Colonist Students at Craigflower Elementary School heard about “physical literacy†on Monday from an expert source — two-time Olympic swimmer Ryan Cochrane. “It’s about playing with friends, it’s about finding what you like,†said the 25-year-old Victoria resident. “Maybe it’s not swimming. Maybe it’s running. Maybe it’s trying a new thing you never…
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I’m A Celebrity: Rebecca Adlington reveals she has anxiety disorder and has suffered panic attacks
Read the Mirror Former I’m a Celebrity campmate Rebecca Adlington has revealed she has an anxiety disorder which has caused her to suffer panic attacks. The retired Olympic swimmer, 24, said the condition related specifically to confined underground spaces, explaining her inability to take part in several Bushtucker Trials. She told the Daily Mail: “I…
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“Young talented swimmer eats 1kg of beef and 50 shrimps per meal”
Right, I’ll categorize this as it should, read VietnamNetBridge The current meals of Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnam’s young talented swimmer, in Florida, USA are huge. She has to eat one kilogram of beef, 50 shrimps, a big plate of noodles, a salad plate, nearly one liter of fresh milk, not to mention fruits in…