Category: Health
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Alexis Riley: A Swimmer’s Journey with Orthopedic Surgery
Alexis Riley loves to swim. So much so that she dreamed of competing in college and in the Olympics. But a rare ankle condition known as a peroneal tendon subluxation caused so much pain and injury that it threatened to sideline her future career.
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See Why Jumping in a Pool Saved This Blind Woman’s Life | Short Film Showcase
Blind swimmer Vivian Stancil is a Senior Olympian, but she would have never gotten in the pool had it not been for a doctor’s dire warning.
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‘It Makes Me Feel Normal’: UK Invictus Swimmer On Power Of Sport
A swimmer from the UK Invictus Games team has spoken to Forces Network about the power of sport. It comes with the start of this year’s competition less than three weeks away. The last few training sessions are now taking place, with the Team UK swimmers meeting in Catterick for their final preparations. One of the athletes, Emma Pack, told Cath…
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Murky Texas Flood Water Has 125 Times More Bacteria Than Safe Swimming Levels
The brown floodwaters left by Hurricane Harvey contain some very nasty health dangers, experts warn. Microbiologist Dr. Terry Gentry told Good Morning America that the water contains 125 times more bacteria than what is considered safe for swimming. He tested the water and found high levels of E. coli and coliform, bacteria associated with human…
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Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis
The death of a little boy after swimming in polluted seawater has put the spotlight on Gaza’s pollution crisis and the human impact of desperate electricity shortages in the Palestinian enclave. Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and…
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Kids with life-altering injuries swim with whale sharks
Children with life-altering injuries do physical therapy in the water at the Georgia Aquarium. https://youtu.be/7a58KTg5eMg
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Meet the 103 y/o record-breaking swimmer who’s training for yet another race
Japanese world record swimmer Mieko Nagaoka was seen training with her son Hiroyuki Nagaoka on Friday afternoon in Yanai Swimming school, Yanai city, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan.
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What is swimmer’s shoulder? Find out why swimmers get shoulder issues & what they are caused by?
If you are a swimmer then you know that shoulder problems can come with the territory. So what is swimmer’s shoulder? Find out why swimmers get shoulder issues & what they are caused by in this video.