Category: Health
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Fitness: 50 lengths a lunchbreak – secrets of a regular swimmer
A high-speed collision between my shoulder and somebody else’s knee during a tag-rugby match smashed my clavicle and resulted in my arm being put in a sling for three weeks. During the ensuing lay-off – when even the simplest activity, such as dressing, became an epic struggle – I reached an irrevocable conclusion: my days…
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Blind swimmer sees no obstacles
Inside a small college in Conway, some of the best swimmers in Central Arkansas are racing for a trip to the state tournament. The stands are packed with parents, but most are cheering for one swimmer in particular: the swimmer in lane seven. He can hear it and feel it, but he can’t see it.…
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Paraplegic gold-medal swimmer Amy Van Dyken embraces every challenge
John Lewis intended only to say hello to Amy Van Dyken and get his picture taken with the six-time Olympic swimming gold medalist when he saw her at the UCLA-USC women’s swim meet last week. A former competitive swimmer and the father of swimmers, Lewis had followed Van Dyken’s career from afar — especially her…
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Conor Pope: ‘I’ll swim a mile, and it won’t kill me’
I have never trusted swimming. Unlike most forms of exercise and beach or poolside activities, when you are swimming you have to spend a lot of time in something that can quite handily kill you. And that has never seemed entirely wise to me. While I did not grow up with a fear of water,…
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Scottish Swimming Adult Swim Series 2015 Promotional Video
With events in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stirling the Adult Swim Series is a great opportunity to brush up you swimming skills and meet new friends at the pool. To find out more go to http://www.scottishswimming.com/adults
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Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard speaks out about struggles with body image
Amanda Beard is a seven-time Olympic medalist, world record holder, and swimming superstar since the age of 14 when she first appeared on the international stage to compete – and win gold – at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
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University of Arizona swim team signs 6-year-old battling leukemia
6-year-old Josie Coronado became the newest member of the University of Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team in February 2015. Josie is battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia and loves all things Wildcats. Signing the national letter of intent is a day she will never forget, but it has also inspired her new teammates. See also
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Skill Acquisition and Injury Prevention- Rod Havriluk (USA)
FINA Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic 2014, Doha (QAT) 1/12/2104
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Sport Nutrition in Aquatics – Dr. Margo Mountjoy (CAN)
FINA Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic 2014, Doha (QAT) 30/11/2015