Category: Health
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David Walliams to undergo ‘long overdue’ back surgery after 2011 Thames Swim
Read MailOnline He’s been battling a back injury since taking part in his gruelling eight day charity swim down the Thames in 2011. Two years on, and David Walliams has finally admitted defeat as he announces he’s cancelled all work commitments for the rest of the year as he prepares to undergo emergency back surgery…
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I’m A Celebrity 2013: Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington confesses to peeing in the pool
See Nottingham Post Nottingham’s very own Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington shocked her fellow campers last night on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here when she confessed that she always pees in the pool. Team mate Joey Essex couldn’t resist probing the gold medallist about her swimming secrets during a Snake Rock campsite…
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3rd Grade swimmer suffers from stroke
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Teens swim for suicide awareness
Swimmers in Oshkosh took to the pool for a good cause Sunday. Teens swim for suicide awarenessWatch this video on YouTube
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Eamon Sullivan growing a mustache for Movember
Thank heaven this was after his gymnastics routine ! :-P See movember.com Support my Movember effort by donating or joining the cause so we can help raise awareness for men's health http://t.co/kc5F1DGNRb #Movember — Eamon Sullivan (@Eamon_Sullivan) November 14, 2013
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Usain Bolt claims he ate 1,000 Chicken McNuggets during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Read The Independent Diets can be of paramount importance to a sportsman – Novak Djokovic’s grand slam success is based on a strict gluten free one, WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley defeated Manny Pacquiao on a trusted vegan one, and Usain Bolt at the 2008 Beijing Olympics…he powered to three gold medals fuelled by Chicken…
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Libby Trickett reveals she dealt with bouts of depression this year
Read Herald Sun Champion swimmer Libby Trickett dealt with bouts of depression early this year before becoming a success on this year’s Dancing With The Stars. The Olympic champion, who has now retired for a second time after requiring a wrist reconstruction, said she was more prepared to deal with depression this time around. “I…
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Ryan Lochte injured in fan encounter
Read USA Today After a run-in with a fan – literally – Ryan Lochte will be taking some time away from the pool. The three-time Olympian suffered a torn MCL and sprained ACL in his left knee on Sunday while he was in Florida. The five-time gold medalist encountered an excited fan, who ran at…
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Can swimming make you smarter? (short answer: yes)
See wbtv.com Pools are a child’s playground. Usually swimming is the lesson kids are learning while in the water. But researchers out of Australia say there are other benefits with the simple strokes kids are getting smarter and YMCA aquatics instructor Saunte Bruton agrees. “It teaches them another way of dealing with being afraid of…