Category: Health
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Avid Swimmer Celebrates her 99th Birthday at the Pool
See WLTX 19 The next time you think about skipping a workout, you should think of Arline Minns. Minns celebrated her 99th birthday on Wednesday at the Drew Wellness Center — after she finished the hour-long water aerobics class she attends five days a week! Minns says the secret to a long, healthy life is…
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Becky Adlington reveals swimming can make you happy!
Press release from dna A new study by British Gas SwimBritain published today reveals swimming can increase positivity, sleep quality and energy levels.
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Amy Van Dyken Recovering After ATV Accident Severs Spine
Read for instance SwimmingWorld and Bleacher Report Former Olympic swimming champion Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is recovering following surgery to stabilize her spine after it was severed during an all-terrain vehicle accident in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, according to Jeff Metcalfe of azcentral.com. The 41-year-old six-time Olympic gold medalist told emergency personnel she had no feeling in her…
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Chronic pain sufferer Katie Pumphrey completes 15-mile open water swim
See The Washington Post For the ensuing eight hours and 45 minutes, Pumphrey, 26, would fight fatigue and nausea in the water, pain in her back and, perhaps most difficult, the mental strain of trying to propel herself across the river and back. When she finished, she said, she stood on the beach and cried.…
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How a Giant Plus-Shaped Pool Could Make New York’s East River Safe For Swimmers
See FC As the heat of summer approaches, you might be seeking a refreshing dip in a local pool, pond, lake, or river, but jumping in to New York’s East River is probably not at the top of your list. However, designers Jeffrey Franklin, Archie Coates, and architect Dong-Ping Wong are working on a project called +Pool, a giant plus-shaped…
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Ryan Lochte re-tore MCL in practice earlier this month
Read Reach For The Wall Despite Ryan Lochte‘s total flop in his TV debut with “What Would Ryan Lochte do?†last year, the 29-year-old swimmer may be a better actor than previously believed. Lochte scratched from the Charlotte Grand Prix last week, and he told reporters at the meet that it was precautionary after feeling knee soreness…
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Swimming pools: how do you know they’re safe?
See WNCT With warmer weather arriving, many people across the East will be heading to pools. But how do you know they’re safe to swim in. Keith Jernigan is with the Craven County Health Department. He says this time of the year is extremely busy as seasonal pools ask to be inspected so they can…
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Sandra Völker auctions off Olympic medals to pay off her €100,000 debts
Read The Local Sandra Völker raised €28,000 for her silver medal for the 100 metres freestyle from the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The swimming champion’s two bronze medals from Atlanta were sold for €12,000 and €16,000 each, her swimsuit for €150 and a swimming lesson for €460. The 40-year-old said: “It’s a great outcome…
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Note to Olympic Sailors: Don’t Fall in Rio’s Water
See NY Times Nico Delle Karth, an Austrian sailor preparing for the 2016 Summer Olympics, said it was the foulest place he had ever trained. Garbage bobbed on the surface, everything from car tires to floating mattresses. The water reeked so badly of sewage that he was afraid to put his feet in it to…