Category: Health
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‘Fecal Shedding’ A Risk In Swimming Pools During Coronavirus Outbreak
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike explains why it is not safe to open swimming pools at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Message from Olympic medallist and BBC commentator Leon Taylor
Olympic silver medallist at the 2004 Games in Athens and now BBC commentator for diving, Leon Taylor, has a message and three tips on how to cope during these uncertain times.
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Keenan Robinson of USA Swimming Answers Questions about Training During COVID-19 Quarantine
USA Swimming Director of Sports Medicine and Science Keenan Robinson fields questions about training outside the pool during quarantine.
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Coronavirus Update: Mayor De Blasio Says NYC Swimming Pools Will Not Open This Year
Cuts to the budget and safety concerns will make summer in the city very different this year; CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
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Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows
For people with asthma, the outbreak of a pandemic that can lead to respiratory failure has not been a welcome event. Many health organizations have cautioned that asthmatics are most likely at higher risk for severe illness if they get the coronavirus. There’s been a run on inhalers, and coronavirus patients like the actor Idris Elba…
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Smart Habits to Stay Positive With Katinka Hosszú
Olympic Champion, Katinka Hosszu on how she stays positive during the quarantine.
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Jackie Frith | Swimming Through Motherhood
Meet Jackie Frith, a mother, swimmer and self-love activist based in Canada who is on a mission to empower women to feel comfortable in their own skin. She shares her swimming journey and highlights the importance of showing up, just as you are.
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Special interviews: WP refs in the frontline battling with COVID-19
Interview with water polo referees Marco Ercoli and Giuliana Nicolosi Marco Ercoli: “During work, the fear disappears†International water polo referee Marco Ercoli is one of those unnamed heroes who are battling in the front line in these terrible times. The Italian ref is working as a doctor in the Augusto Murri Hospital in the…