Category: Health
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Sink or swim: One boy’s fight against cancer
See WTHITV Imagine finding out at the age of 7, cancer would take away mobility in one of your legs. It’s tough to wrap your head around. But for one Wabash Valley teen, that obstacle not only didn’t hold him back but he’s used it to make a splash on a national stage. In…
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SwimBritain 2014 Launches
Now in its second year, British Gas SwimBritain is supported by a host of big-name swimmers including fellow London 2012 medallists Ellie Simmonds, Michael Jamieson and Becky Adlington alongside funny man David Walliams, who all completed the challenge at events around the country last year alongside thousands of swimmers. Find out more and register for…
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Thorpe ‘in good spirits’ as he fights infection: Manager
Read The Peninsula and see video on Today “He’s fine, he’s a battler,†James Erskine told Channel 9’s Today programme. “He’s in good spirits, you know, he’s got drips in, he’s got antibiotics and all that sort of thing so he’s not exactly going to swim in the Commonwealth Games tomorrow.†Erskine said he was not…
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The Morning Swim Show on Shoulder Surgery Risks
In light of the tragic news of Ian Thorpe’s infection after shoulder surgery, host Jeff Commings speaks with USA Swimming team physician Dr. Scott Rodeo about treating shoulder injuries and lowering the risk of infection.
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New research suggests 3-5 min of 30s sprints as healthy as 1 hour at moderate speed
See the research article on Hindawi A new study performed in the Faroe Islands suggests that it is as effective for cardio-vascular health to do 3-5 minutes of (effective) high-intensity swimming, as it is to swim for an hour at a more moderate pace. To test the hypothesis that high-intensity swim training improves cardiovascular health…
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Thorpe’s agent Erskine says Ian is “quite sickâ€, but no risk of losing use of arm
Read for instance ABC Erskine rubbished reports that Thorpe could lose the use of his arm because of the infections, but said Thorpe would never swim again competitively. “From a competitive point of view – he will not be swimming competitively again I don’t think,” Erskine said. “The shoulder operation was a major operation. He’s…
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Ian Thorpe ‘in intensive care’, might lose use of left arm
Read Sydney Morning Herald Swimming great Ian Thorpe is reportedly in intensive care in a Sydney hospital with a serious infection that may cause him to lose the use of his left arm. Network Seven reported on Tuesday that the 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist contracted the infection after surgery at a hospital near his…
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Assaulted swimmer gets surprise visit from Team USA athlete
Read Chicago Tribune A world-class swimmer and 2016 Olympic hopeful showed up at a Crystal Lake banquet hall Sunday morning to surprise a 13-year-old boy who in February was the target of an alleged hate crime in his Crystal Lake middle school. BJ Johnson, 26, a USA National Swim Team member, flew in to Chicago…