Category: Health
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The Tragic Wives Swimming Club Helped Me Cope With My Husband’s MND | This Morning
Ruth Fitzmaurice shares how her husband’s Motor Neurone Disease has impacted her family, but they won’t let it beat them!
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How swimming has changed Wanda Stockdale’s life
Swimathon Ambassador, Wanda Stockdale, talks about the positive benefits from swimming and how it has changed her life as she begins her preparation for Swimathon 2018 (27-29 April – 600+ pools nationwide)
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Charity swimmer who’s not half the man he used to be
Two years ago, the idea of a cross-Channel swim wasn’t the top of Nick Else’s priority list. But when he was warned by his doctor that he risked developing type 2 diabetes because of his weight, the 32-year-old from Clayton-le-Woods decided to take drastic action. He crossed the channel in a three-stage swim as part…
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City of Calgary reviews controversial booking after naked swimming event makes waves online
A private, after-hours event booked at the Southland Leisure Centre is drawing concerns from non-participants regarding the safety of minors prompting officials with the City of Calgary Community Services to discuss security with organizers. See CTV News
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Abbey visits the U.S. Olympic Training Center
Abbey Cornelius was diagnosed with Stage 2 non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in February. She recently got the chance to fulfil her life long dream of swimming at the Olympic Training Center and meeting Katie Ledecky.
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A Sidelined Surgeon Finds New Purpose as a Swimming Coach
A heart condition prevented Sherry Colgin from continuing her career as a hand surgeon, but as she learned, when one door closes, another opens. An experienced triathlete, Colgin began to work with Paralympic athletes and the Wounded Warrior Foundation, helping differently abled people to enjoy—and excel at—the sport of swimming.
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Swim Team Empowers Autistic Kids to Achieve Greatness
Steve Adubato goes one-on-one with Producer/Director, Lara Stolman and Mike McQuay, Head Coach of the Jersey Hammerheads, to talk about how Mike’s swim team is empowering kids on the autism spectrum to achieve greatness.