Category: Health
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USA Swimming to Cancel All Events For 30 Days Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
USA Swimming has officially pulled the plug on all events for the next 30 days regarding the coronavirus pandemic, sources have confirmed. That includes all championship meets including NCSAs. The coronavirus pandemic ramped up this week with many American colleges and universities suspending classes and shifting to online schooling for the rest of the semester.…
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Significant Decisions Made at First Meeting of Fina COVID-19 Taskforce
Following the declaration of World Health Organisation that the current COVID-19 outbreak has now reached a worldwide pandemic status, the recently-created FINA Taskforce held its first meeting (by videoconference) to consider the impacts of the current situation with regard to the health of our athletes by assessing the risks of hosting forthcoming FINA competitions. A…
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Daredevil Run | Men in swim wear raising prostate cancer awareness
The annual “Daredevil Run” will get under way for the 10th time Friday afternoon from Zoo Lake in Johannesburg with the men in just swimming costumes gearing up to start the race at 3PM and returning at 6PM. The exciting awareness campaign sees thousands of men from across the country take to the streets –…
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LEN Postpones WP Competitions Due to COVID-19
In the wake of the global corona-virus outbreak and the various restrictive measures the respective countries implement in Europe, LEN has decided to put its upcoming water polo competitions on hold. This includes the second leg of the women’s Euro League quarter-finals, the men’s U19 European Water Polo Championships qualification tournaments and the 11th round…
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FINA establishes COVID-19 taskforce
In order to best protect the health and wellbeing of participants in international aquatics competitions, FINA has established a COVID-19 taskforce. Comprised of leading medical experts, the group will consider and assess the spread of COVID-19. It will consider the consequences of that spread for FINA events and efforts to safeguard participants both in terms…
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Dance, garden and swim your way to a better brain as you age, study says
Walking, gardening, swimming, dancing and other leisurely activities may prevent brain shrinkage in older adults, a new study finds. To examine the association between physical activity and brain aging, researchers from Columbia University assessed activity levels of older adults and analyzed the quality of their brains via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. They found that…
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The Milwaukee veteran synchronized swimmers
At the bottom of the Milwaukee VA, a group of veterans is perfectly in sync. You never would guess that there is a synchronized swimming team comprised of veterans in Milwaukee.
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Scott Meenagh | ParalympicsGB
In 2018 Scott Meenagh was inducted into North Lanarkshire’s Sporting Hall of Fame for his incredible achievements as a Paralympian. Last week we caught up with him to hear about his journey, his training with NL Leisure and his future goals.