Category: Health
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Blind Woman Saved Her Life by Learning to Swim – at 50
Vivian Stancil never thought she’d become a swimmer, much less a competitive one with a wall full of medals. “When I was younger, for a woman of color, swim was a taboo,” the 71-year-old says poolside in Riverside, California. Stancil’s hazel eyes light up when she talks about what swimming means to her. “The water…
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Coaching and Mental Health with Matt Kredich
University of Tennessee head coach Matt Kredich discusses coaching and mental health.
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Dealing with Depression with Allison Schmitt
Allison Schmitt opens up about her struggle with depression and where she is now in her mental health journey.
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Overcoming Injury with Amanda Weir
Amanda Weir talks about her path back from injury and the mental challenges she faced on that journey.
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Mental Health for Athletes with Stacy Michael-Miller
Stacy Michael-Miller of USA Swimming discusses the importance of mental health for athletes.
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Sun Prairie High School pool temporarily closed after swimmer reports infection
The pool at Sun Prairie High School has been temporarily closed after a swimmer reported an infection, according to officials with the School District. https://youtu.be/67Zrme6dZbg
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Can cold water swimming treat depression?
Jumping into the sea in winter is the most alive and present I ever feel. I get in fast – a dangerous approach if you’re a beginner – when the cold shock response provokes an uncontrollable urge to inhale. Underwater, I feel an intense mixture of burning pain and, even after doing this for years,…
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Virtual reality lets patients swim with dolphins
Gulfside Hospice is testing out virtual reality technology to let patients deal swimming with dolphins or travel to London.
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How Taking Up Swimming Helped One Stressed New Yorker Learn to Manage Her Anxiety
They call themselves the Bold and the Beautiful, a group of hundreds of swimmers who gather every morning on Manly Beach in a small Australian coastal town near Sydney. Every member wears a hot pink cap and swims 750 meters to the neighboring beach of Shelly, and back again. For hours starting at 7 a.m.,…